• Susana Bacelete Gerber, Rafael Vital Costa, Luanda André Collange Grecco, Hugo Pasini, Nádia Fernanda Marconi, and Claudia Santos Oliveira.
• Nove de Julho University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. s.gerber@yahoo.com.br
• Hum Mov Sci. 2012 Oct 1;31(5):1247-52.

AbstractThe 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 1cm 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.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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