Foot Health: Are your heels harming your feet?

For females, the shoe is an important part of one’s fashion wardrobe. In fact, many women would go so far as to say they have a passion for shoes and their collection features numerous pairs. Every year designers compete with one another to come up with the latest designs and trends in footwear. In doing so, they come up with some shoes that feature new heights in comparison to previous styles. As women compete with one another to own these latest shoe trends, they rarely stop and think about the repercussions of wearing such shoes.

Take for instance a current trend in shoes which features stilettos with some extremely heels or perhaps the ballet flats with soles so flat they feel like you’re going barefoot. While these might be in vogue in the fashion world they are anything but when considered by those in podiatry. In fact, podiatrists report that many foot problems that women have are the result of wearing poorly constructed shoes. These ailments can range from the whole foot to just the heels or toes. Many women do not realize that these effects can even be further reaching as they can affect one’s legs and spine. In some situations, migraines experiences by women have been traced back to high heel wearing.

Some women go to great lengths to obtain treatments to allow them to continue wearing their mile high stilettos. For instance one remedy calls for facial fillers to be injected into the balls of the feet. This is done to provide a temporary fix for the fat pad which had been worn down on the foot. Some even go so far as more permanent solutions such as having their feet surgically narrowed or even having a toe tuck where the small toe is made smaller. Given the unfriendliness of most trendy shoes for one’s health, some designers are responding. They are creating cute designs with foot health in mind.

High heels can cause a slew of other problems. For instance, teetering on high heels can create instability which can cause fractures and sprains. Damage to the ligaments can also happen. Don’t forget painful and disfiguring conditions such as bunions and hammertoes.

Next time when choosing footwear, think about your feet. Doctors endorse totally forgoing the wearing of high heels. They simply are not foot healthy shoes. However, if a woman can’t totally forget her stilettos, another suggestion is simply to wear them in moderation. Also, certain stretches and exercises can help protect against foot issues from shoes.

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