ABSTRACT
According to Linder and Saltzman (1998), wearing high heels spreads from the upper classes to working-class women after the latter part of the nineteenth century. Medical scientists have warned about the health hazards of high-heeled shoes for 250 years. It has been said that wearing high-heeled shoes has the following effects:
1. Puts weight on the toes 2. Changes the posture-the wearer’s body is thrown forward to maintain
balance 3. Increases lumber lordosis and anterior pelvic tilt 4. Increases the activities of leg muscles to maintain balance 5. Increases the activity of muscles of the lower spine 6. Changes the gait
11.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 261 11.2 Effects of High-Heeled Shoes....................................................................... 262
11.2.1 Posture and Morphology .................................................................. 262 11.2.1.1 Weight Distribution ............................................................ 262 11.2.1.2 Lumbar Lordosis, Anterior Pelvic Tilt, and Posture .......... 263 11.2.1.3 Foot Morphology ...............................................................264
