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HIGH HEEL
by Katy Bowman
ould we keep wearing a hat that gave us a headache or a belt that fractured our ribs? The
answer is, probably not. Yet, most of us wear shoes that have multiple negative impacts on the health of our entire body. Studies in leading scientific journals show that these reverberating effects start with painful and deformed feet and can migrate up to impaired bone density and a weakened pelvic floor.
According to The Journal of Ger-
ontology, for example, a study examin- ing senior populations showed that a history of wearing ill-fitting and high- heeled footwear was specifically associ- ated with poor balance, hammer toes, bunions and foot pain. Once thought to be genetic or age-related, researchers are now beginning to look at the impact that shoes have on the body.
Identifying the Culprits
The most detrimental part of the shoe to overall body structure seems to be heel height, which both increases tension in the plantar fascia (the thick connec- tive tissue that supports the arch of the foot) and alters the position of the knees and lower back. The higher the heel, the tighter the muscles and fascia in the arch become, until walking feels pain- ful. A heel of any height also projects
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one’s body mass forward, increasing the pressure on the front of the foot, which can lead to soreness there and increase the risk for bunions.
Other harmful footwear character- istics also need to be evaluated. The nar- row toe spaces of many fashion favorites not only limit the foot’s natural range of motion, they diminish the strength of the toes. Weakened foot and toe muscles,
When researchers at the Institute for Aging Research recently analyzed foot exami- nation data from 3,300 older men and women, they found that 64 percent of the women who reported heel and ankle pain regularly wore pumps or high heels at some time in the past. They found no significant link between foot pain and the types of shoes men wear.
Source: Arthritis Care and Research
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