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Effect of Shoe Heel Height on Standing Balance and Muscle Activation of Ankle Joint

하이힐 뒤굽 높이가 서기 균형 및 발목 근육 활성도에 미치는 영향

  • Oh, Duck-Won (Department of Physical Therapy, Daejeon University) ;
  • Chon, Seung-Chul (Department of Occupational Therapy, Woosong University) ;
  • Shim, Jae-Hun (Department of Physical Therapy, Baekseok University)
  • 오덕원 (대전대학교 보건스포츠과학대학 물리치료학과) ;
  • 천승철 (우송대학교 보건복지대학 작업치료학과) ;
  • 심재훈 (백석대학교 보건학부 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2010.07.20
  • Accepted : 2010.09.09
  • Published : 2010.10.30
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of differing heel height on static balance and muscle activation of ankle joint during standing. Twenty-one young females volunteered to participate in this study. To measure balance function and EMG activity of tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscles, the subjects were asked to perform 1-min standing with eyes open and closed state under 3 different heel heights: barefoot, 3cm, and 7cm each. During the standing, postural sway distance and area, and EMG activity of tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscles were significantly augmented with increasing heel height (p<0.05). For comparison between eyes open and closed in terms of postural sway area and EMG activity of tibialis anterior muscle, barefoot and 7cm height conditions respectively showed significant differences as well. The findings indicate that high-heeled shoes may have disadvantages in maintaining balance function because of extra-muscular effort of ankle joint. This study provides useful information that will inform future studies on how heel height affects muscle activity around the ankle joint in aspects of static and dynamic balance.

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