Think high-heels are uncomfortable?
For many years, medical personnel have alluded to the health hazards of high-heeled shoes. However, fashion tends to override pain, no matter how dire the consequences may be. This led us to ask if high-heel shoes can be comfortable. Our study clearly shows that the design parameters of a shoe significantly influence the perceived feeling of a high-heel shoe wearer. Thirty-two females participated in an experiment where different footbed shapes were investigated at a heel height of 75 mm. The results demonstrate the existence of a footbed shape that is considered to be the most comfortable. The potential reason for the preferences can be related to the contact area between the plantar foot and the footbed surface, the peak plantar pressure distribution and the force distribution among different foot regions.
Channa P. Witana Ravindra S. Goonetilleke
Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
1-5
2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）