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High heels can shrink muscle, thicken tendons

Discussion in 'General Issues and Discussion Forum' started by NewsBot, Jul 16, 2010.

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    CNN are reporting:
    High heels can shrink muscle, thicken tendons
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    On muscle, tendon and high heels.
    Csapo R, Maganaris CN, Seynnes OR, Narici MV.
    J Exp Biol. 2010 Aug 1;213(Pt 15):2582-8.
     
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    Walking on High Heels Changes Muscle Activity and the Dynamics of Human Walking Significantly.
    Simonsen EB, Svendsen MB, Norreslet A, Baldvinsson HK, Heilskov-Hansen T, Larsen PK, Alkjær T, Henriksen M.
    J Appl Biomech. 2011 Aug 26.
     
  4. Boots n all

    Boots n all Well-Known Member

    Hmm slight error "...walking on high-heeled shoes (heel height: 9 cm)..."

    Doesnt state height under the forefoot, so we really dont know the all important "Heel Pitch", 9cm heel could have a 8cm forefoot platform for all we know reading the text ;)

    If it read 9cm Heel pitch it would allow us to know, as heel pitch refers to the difference between fore foot and heel height's
     
  5. davidh

    davidh Podiatry Arena Veteran

    I won't be buying into any of the results from a doctoral candidate at the University of Vienna's Centre of Sport Sciences and University Sports, in Austria quite yet, thank you very much:D.

    Slow news week at CNN:confused:


    Of the other two cited studies - 11 subjects - 14 subjects?
    Hmmmmm.

    In Walking on High Heels Changes Muscle Activity and the Dynamics of Human Walking Significantly I like this quote "The results indicate a large increase in bone-on-bone forces in the knee joint directly caused by the increased knee joint extensor moment during highheeled walking, which may explain the observed higher incidence of osteoarthritis in the knee joint in women as compared to men."
    Which is very believeable. However I would have thought that normal increased ligamentous laxity during the last trimester of pregnancy, the extra weight associated with full-term pregnancy, and the increased Q-angle associated with the wider female pelvis may also have a bearing on the higher incidence of knee O/A in females.
    Perhaps the authors mention this in the full text - but probably not.
     
  6. Orthican

    Orthican Active Member

    I'm having trouble with the term "bone on bone forces" at the knee..... I could see saying "increased joint reaction forces" that could potentially lead to degenerative change in the menisci and hyaline cartilage...perhaps i'm bieng picky..but it is a doctoral candidate...
     
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