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Past studies have evaluated body postures when wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the effects of the various parameters that give the footbed its shape have not been investigated. This study determined the perceived feel and the associated postures with the different types of footbed shapes at two heel heights of 50 and 75 mm. Results show that a 10 degree wedge angle at 50 mm and an 18 degree wedge angle at 75 mm have the highest perceived feel during standing. The corresponding postures were significantly different from the others tested, suggesting that a well-designed footbed is a necessary condition to feel comfortable and to maintain good posture.
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Weerasinghe, T.W., Goonetilleke, R.S. (2011). Footbed Influences on Posture and Perceived Feel. In: Duffy, V.G. (eds) Digital Human Modeling. ICDHM 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6777. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21799-9_25
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