International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Article Decreased Vertical Trunk Inclination Angle and Pelvic Inclination as the Result of Mid-High-Heeled Footwear on Static Posture Parameters in Asymptomatic Young Adult Women Jakub Micho ´nski 1 , Marcin Witkowski 1, Bo˙zenaGlinkowska 2, Robert Sitnik 1 and Wojciech Glinkowski 3,4,5,* 1 Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 02525 Warsaw, Poland;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +48-601-230-577 Received: 18 September 2019; Accepted: 13 November 2019; Published: 18 November 2019 Abstract: The influence of high-heel footwear on the lumbar lordosis angle, anterior pelvic tilt, and sacral tilt are inconsistently described in the literature. This study aimed to investigate the impact of medium-height heeled footwear on the static posture parameters of homogeneous young adult standing women. Heel geometry, data acquisition process, as well as data analysis and parameter extraction stage, were controlled. Seventy-six healthy young adult women with experience in wearing high-heeled shoes were enrolled. Data of fifty-three subjects were used for analysis due to exclusion criteria (scoliotic posture or missing measurement data).