Interference of high-heeled shoes in static balance among young women
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2012-10-01
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Gerber, Susana Bacelete
Costa, Rafael Vital
Collange Grecco, Luanda Andre
Pasini, Hugo
Marconi, Nadia Fernanda [UNESP]
Oliveira, Claudia Santos
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Elsevier B.V.
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The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of the use of high-heeled shoes on static balance in young adult women. Fifty-three women between 18 and 30 years of age and accustomed to wearing high-heeled shoes participated in the study. None of the participants had any orthopedic or neurologic alterations. Static balance was assessed using a force plate. Oscillations from the center of pressure in the mediolateral and anteroposterior directions were measured both when barefoot and when wearing high-heeled shoes [7 centimeters (cm) in height and 1 cm in diameter] under the conditions of eyes open and eyes closed. Two-way analysis of variance was employed for the statistical analysis, with the level of significance set at 5% (p < .05). The results revealed statistically significant differences between tests when barefoot and when wearing high-heeled shoes as well as with eyes open and eyes closed (p < .01). With the use of high-heeled shoes, there was a significant increase in mediolateral oscillation with eyes closed (p < .01). The present study demonstrates that the use of seven-cm high heels altered static balance in the healthy young women analyzed, increasing the oscillation of the center of pressure, regardless of visual restriction. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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High-heeled shoes, Static balance, Force plate
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Human Movement Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 31, n. 5, p. 1247-1252, 2012.