Wearing High Heel Shoes During Gait: Kinematics Impact and Determination of Comfort Height

Koussihouèdé Fifamè Eudia Nadège; Falola Jean-Marie; Lawani Mohamed Mansourou; Gouthon Polycarpe; Avossevou Yves Gabriel; Lawani Sophia

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Wearing High Heel Shoes During Gait: Kinematics Impact and Determination of Comfort Height

Koussihouèdé Fifamè Eudia Nadège, Falola Jean-Marie, Lawani Mohamed Mansourou, Gouthon Polycarpe, Avossevou Yves Gabriel, Lawani Sophia

Published in American Journal of Life Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 2)

Received: 17 January 2015 Accepted: 9 February 2015 Published: 15 February 2015

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Abstract

Real attribute of femininity, wearing high-heeled shoes is a dress conduct of women in daily and professional tasks. Objectives. Consider the kinematics changes induced by walking heels and determine a height of comfort in the least intrusive possible locomotor pattern. Materials and methods. Fifteen young women had normal-weighted were walked with shoes without heel and with eight-heeled shoes, successive heights ranging from 2 to 9 cm in freely chosen speed without heel shoes, with three step frequencies: ±20% Ffcwh (frequency step freely chosen to heel without shoes) and 0% Ffcwh. Results. The locomotor pattern was more affected by wearing heels at ±20% of frequency selected freely chosen in shoe without heel than 0%. The height of the comfort of the shoe heel in the step is 4.13 cm ± 0.34.

Published in	American Journal of Life Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajls.20150302.11
Page(s)	56-61
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Gait, Kinematics Parameters, High Heels, Comfort Height

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Koussihouèdé Fifamè Eudia Nadège, Falola Jean-Marie, Lawani Mohamed Mansourou, Gouthon Polycarpe, Avossevou Yves Gabriel, et al. Wearing High Heel Shoes During Gait: Kinematics Impact and Determination of Comfort Height. Am J Life Sci. 2015;3(2):56-61. doi: 10.11648/j.ajls.20150302.11

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Koussihouèdé Fifamè Eudia Nadège

Laboratory of Biomechanics and Performance (LABIOP), National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sport (INJEPS) University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Porto-Novo, Benin
Falola Jean-Marie

Laboratory of Biomechanics and Performance (LABIOP), National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sport (INJEPS) University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Porto-Novo, Benin
Lawani Mohamed Mansourou

Laboratory of Biomechanics and Performance (LABIOP), National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sport (INJEPS) University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Porto-Novo, Benin
Gouthon Polycarpe

Laboratory APS and Motricity (LABAPSM), National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sport (INJEPS) University of Abomey (UAC), Porto-Novo Benin
Avossevou Yves Gabriel

Research Unit Theoretical Physics (URPT) Institute of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (IMSP) University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Porto-Novo Benin
Lawani Sophia

Laboratory of Biomechanics and Performance (LABIOP), National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sport (INJEPS) University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Porto-Novo, Benin

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