“…The reason for undertaking the present study was based on the fact that the use of high-heeled shoes alters variables that affect the stability of the body, such as friction on the ground, the form of the support base, the center of pressure (COP) of the feet on the ground and the height of the center of gravity in relation to the support base (Ko et al, 2009;Pezzan, Sacco, & João, 2009). As these elements contribute toward maintaining the body in static equilibrium, a change in any one of them consequently leads to a change in the balance of the body in bipedal stance (Cho & Choi, 2005;Hansen & Childress, 2004;Iunes, Monte-Raso, Santos, Castro, & Salgado, 2008;Joyce, 2000).…”