Effect of Low Versus High-Heeled Footwear on Spinopelvic Alignment at Different Phases of Menstrual Cycle in Young Adult Women: A Biopsychosocial Perspective.

Autor:	El-Shafei MA; Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt., Yousef AM; Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt., Hamada HA; Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt., Mohamed MF; Consultant of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Om El Masryeen Hospital, Giza, Egypt., Al-Shenqiti AM; Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia., Koura GMR; Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorder and Its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt., López Sánchez GF; Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, School of Medicine, Vision and Eye Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2021 Nov 24; Vol. 12, pp. 792446. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 24 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2021.792446
Abstrakt:	High-heeled shoes adversely affect spinal curvature, increase the risk of low back pain, and disturb the normal gait pattern. The purpose of this study was to examine, from a biopsychosocial point of view, the combined effect of wearing two different heel heights and of hormonal oscillation throughout different phases of the menstrual cycle on spinopelvic alignment. Notably, 70 females with an average age of 20.42 ± 1.51 years participated in this study, wearing each female two different heel heights as follows: low (2.5 cm) and high (7 cm). Spinopelvic alignment was evaluated by rasterstereography formetric 3D analysis during early follicular, ovulatory, and mid-luteal phases of the menstrual cycle. Statistical analysis showed that there was no significant difference ( p > 0.05) on spinopelvic alignment [kyphotic angle (KA), trunk inclination (TI), and pelvic inclination] between wearing low- or high-heeled shoes during early follicular, ovulatory, and mid-luteal phases of the menstrual cycle. Considering that high-heeled shoes are traditionally associated with femininity, body image, beauty, and charm, this research has important biopsychosocial implications that should be explored in detail in future studies. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 El-Shafei, Yousef, Hamada, Mohamed, Al-Shenqiti, Koura and López Sánchez.)
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