What heels are actually doing to your feet ?

While wearing high heels may make you feel like a supermodel, the damage
they do to your feet is immense. 

And experts have given plenty of reasons why women should avoid killer high
heels (pun intended). Podiatrists say that by wearing towering stilettos,
women are altering the position of their feet and how the feet should
function.

Problems associated with heels: 

A common problem is the formation of unsightly calluses and painful corns,
which are those hard nuggets of keratin buildup caused by pressure on the
skin.

High heels squeeze your toes and cause capsulitis - an agonising
inflammation of the joints where the toes attach to the foot and cause
pinched nerves.

Women who habitually wear high heels have an increased chance of suffering
from Achilles tendonitis, which is caused by extra stretching of the
Achilles tendon when you remove your shoes and the heel comes down to the
floor.

High heels are also known to cause inflammation of the connective tissue at
the bottom of the foot - the plantar fascia.

When you wear heels above three inches, your foot slides forward, cramming
your toes and redistributing your weight incorrectly. This weight on your
toes causes the body to tilt forward, and to balance, one tends to lean
backwards, and ends up overarching the back.

This creates an incorrect posture that puts strain on the knees, hips, and
lower back. This can put pressure on your nerves in the back and can cause a
condition called sciatica, where the nerves become trapped and a numbing
pain travels all the way to the feet. 

 

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