A Cross-Sectional Study Determining Pain in Lower Back and Calf Muscles among Females Due to High Heel Shoe Wear
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2019-09
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Sumathi Publications
Abstract
To determine pain in lower back and calf muscles among females due to high heels shoe wear. Methodology: A sample size of 87 females working women and students were recruited on the basis of the purposive sampling technique. Participants were requested to wear 5 cm stiletto high heels and they were asked to walk on treadmill at the pace of 4km/hr for 20 minutes. Modified McGill Questionnaire for pain measurement was used as a tool before and after test data collection. Results: In this study observation of muscular pain was significant in lower limb and lower back muscles due to high heels i.e. 29.6% and 24.7% respectively. Conclusion: Back and lower limbs musculature pain contribute only 8.6% whereas, only back pain had been observed in 9.9%. Paired sample t-test was used to determine pain before and after test was significant with p-value 0.000.
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Musculoskeletal pain (MSK pain), McGill Questionnaire, High heel shoe wear, Lower back pain (LBP), Calf muscles
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Mahmood Anam, Nawaz Umber, Niaz Mehwish, Khan Ushna, Qureshi Muhammad Yahya, Akbar Bushra. A Cross-Sectional Study Determining Pain in Lower Back and Calf Muscles among Females Due to High Heel Shoe Wear. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences. 2019 Sep; 8(9): 70-74