Changes in lower limb muscle synchronisation during walking on high-heeled shoes

Pratihast, M; Al-Ani, A; Chai, R; Su, S; Naik, G

Changes in lower limb muscle synchronisation during walking on high-heeled shoes

Pratihast, M Al-Ani, A

Chai, R

Su, S

Naik, G

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Healthcare Technology Letters, 2018, 5 (6), pp. 236 - 238
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Pratihast, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Al-Ani, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8092-8954	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chai, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1922-7024	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Su, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5720-8852	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Naik, G	en_US
dc.date.available	2018-08-31	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Healthcare Technology Letters, 2018, 5 (6), pp. 236 - 238	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/130200
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Institution of Engineering and Technology.All right reserved. The goal of this research was to investigate the effect of wearing high-heeled shoes (HHS) on lower limb muscle synchronisation during walking, using beta band (15–30 Hz) coherence analysis. Fifteen females with no previous neuromuscular disorders volunteered in this study. Surface electromyography in frequency domain was studied from rectus femoris (RF), vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM) and semitendinosus (ST) muscles during walking by subjects wearing HHS of three different heel heights (low – 4 cm, medium – 6 cm and high – 10 cm). Average coherence values were calculated for RF-VL, RF-VM and RF-ST muscles in beta band to analyse muscle pair synchronisation. In this study, significant increase in beta band coherence was found in all three muscle pairs during walking on HHS of different heel heights (p<0.05). Increased beta band coherence obtained from this study suggested that walking on HHS demands higher muscle pair synchronisation, to maintain stability around the knee joint.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Healthcare Technology Letters	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1049/htl.2018.5032	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Changes in lower limb muscle synchronisation during walking on high-heeled shoes	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Biomedical Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
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pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	5	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 Institution of Engineering and Technology.All right reserved. The goal of this research was to investigate the effect of wearing high-heeled shoes (HHS) on lower limb muscle synchronisation during walking, using beta band (15–30 Hz) coherence analysis. Fifteen females with no previous neuromuscular disorders volunteered in this study. Surface electromyography in frequency domain was studied from rectus femoris (RF), vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM) and semitendinosus (ST) muscles during walking by subjects wearing HHS of three different heel heights (low – 4 cm, medium – 6 cm and high – 10 cm). Average coherence values were calculated for RF-VL, RF-VM and RF-ST muscles in beta band to analyse muscle pair synchronisation. In this study, significant increase in beta band coherence was found in all three muscle pairs during walking on HHS of different heel heights (p<0.05). Increased beta band coherence obtained from this study suggested that walking on HHS demands higher muscle pair synchronisation, to maintain stability around the knee joint.

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