The Effects of Heel Height on Postural Stability of young Female

Abstract: High heel shoes alters the kinematics and muscle activity pattersn of the lower extrimities and spine. These changes in the biomechanical characristics of the body could be a challenging issue for postural stability system. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of different heel heights on the postural sway in healthy young women.
Thirty-two female students who aged 22.3±1.4 years volunterred in this randomized cross-over trial. The center of pressure parameters were recorderd while participants stood upright on a forceplate in four randon conditions: barefoor, zero heel-height shoes, 3 cm heel-height shoes, and 6 cm heel-height shoes. The recoded data was statistically analyzed.
The results of repeated measures ANOVA indicated statistically significant differences in the range, path length, and velocity of the body sway in different conditions of this study.
Heel height raising caused some alteration in the boy sway parameters which cpuld induce a postural instability.