The Outsole Pressure Distribution Character during High- heeled Walking

Abstract

This study analyzed the foot loading on the outsole area while walking in high-heeled shoes. Twelve healthy female volunteers have participated in the test with the heel height of the shoe varied from 0cm, 4.5cm and 8.5cm. The results of this study shows that increasing heel height could increase the peak pressure value in the outsole's forefoot and heel area. The force-time integral value indicates the heel region is in the reverse direction comparing to the peak pressure, this reflects the impulse in the heel region is decreased when the heel height increased, and the outsole's high peak pressure of heel was majorly caused by the heel contact area. The high-heeled shoes would make incontrovertible fashion comeback, but the distinctively effect to the foot kinetics should be noticed.