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Name Yoshihide Tokuda
Belonging department Department of Physical Therapy,Faculty of Health and Medical Science
Occupation name Professor
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Title 

EFFECTS OF DIFFERENCE IN THE HEEL HEIGHT OF LADIES' SHOES ON BALANCE AND WALKING

					

					

						

							

								

									
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201309

					

					

						

							

								

									
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WCPT-AWP & ACPT Congress 2013 (TAIWAN)

					

					

						

							

								

									
Summary 

									
								

							

						

						
High-heeled shoes are popular among young ladies. However they causes imbalance posture and becomes the courses of falls, injuries or some orthopedic problems. The heel height of ladies’ shoes was assessed from the viewpoints of balance and walking. We evaluated the sneakers and the ladies’ shoes (with 3, 5, 7, and 10 cm-heels). 5cm-heel shoes were maximum permissible level for daily living from the view point of dynamic balance and walking.