The influence of heel height on strain variation of plantar fascia during high heel shoes walking-combined musculoskeletal modeling and finite element analysis

• Main Authors: Wang, Meizi, Li, Shudong, Teo, Ee-Chon, Fekete, Gusztáv, Gu, Yaodong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; High Heel Shoes; Finite Element Model
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164766
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The therapeutic benefit of high heel shoes (HHS) for plantar fasciitis treatment is controversial. It has been suggested that plantar fascia strain can be decreased by heel elevation of shoes which helps in body weight redistribution throughout the length of the foot. Yet it is a fact that the repet...