<P> The purpose of protecting the sole against uncomfortable and harmful impacts of the environment during locomotion initiated the general introduction of footwear in early human history . </P> <P> The beating of the soles of a person's bare feet (foot whipping or bastinado) has served as a traditional means of corporal punishment and discipline in various civilizations to this day and is also used as a method of torture . </P> <P> The sensitivity of the sole makes it an objective for sensual touch, tickling or sexual stimulation . </P> <P> In Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Muslim countries it is considered offensive to sit raising the leg so the uncovered sole of the foot is visible . </P>

What are the intrinsic muscles of the foot