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Immediate Repercussions on the Spine Posture From Passive Elevation of the Heels in Healthy Subjects: a Cross-sectional Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Elevated heels for Healthy. Completed, enrolled 100 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the immediate effect of heels elevation on the spine posture in a group of 100 healthy subjects (50 males, 50 females). The main question it aims to answer is weather high heels immediately affects spinal posture and pelvic position in the sagittal plane. Participants will undergo an elevation of 3cm and then 7cm of both heels, while their spine posture will be examined by means of a rasterstereography device.
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Interventions
Each subject will undergo the following evaluations: 1. neutral barefoot position; 2. neutral barefoot position (re-test); 3. 3 cm rise of both heels, made with plastic spacer; 4. 7 cm rise of both heels, made with plastic spacer.