Mahmood, AnamNawaz, UmberNiaz, MehwishKhan, UshnaQureshi, Muhammad YahyaAkbar, Bushra2020-09-242020-09-242019-09Mahmood 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): 70-742319-5886http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/205121To 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.Musculoskeletal pain (MSK pain)McGill QuestionnaireHigh heel shoe wearLower back pain (LBP)Calf musclesJournal ArticleIndiaUniversity of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanCMH Medical College, Lahore, PakistanSuperior University, Lahore, Pakistan