{"id":3763,"date":"2017-09-23T08:19:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T08:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=3763"},"modified":"2017-09-23T08:19:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T08:19:01","slug":"what-harm-is-there-in-wearing-high-heels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/what-harm-is-there-in-wearing-high-heels\/","title":{"rendered":"What harm is there in wearing high heels?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a lot of appeal to wearing heels. They can make us appear taller, more powerful and sexier. Some of us may wear them only on special occasions, whilst others may wear them every day to work, either out of choice or as part of a dress code<\/a>. What most of us don\u2019t realize is that heels are actually terrible for our health. Whether it\u2019s for a single day or on a daily basis, a few hours wearing heels can start to do damage on our joints and tendons. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are just a few negative health effects that heels could be having on your body.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ARTHRITIC KNEES<\/b><\/p>\n

One of the leading causes of arthritis in the knees is regularly wearing high heels. These shoes force us to walk on the balls of our feet, shifting our weight onto this part of our feet and causing our knees to become misaligned. This can result in osteoarthritis, which in some bad cases <\/span>can require surgery<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

BENT TOES<\/b><\/p>\n

High heels can often cause us to develop clawed toes \u2013 a condition known as hammer toes. <\/span>Hammer toes can be treated<\/span><\/a> and it\u2019s recommended if they\u2019ve started to become painful. Other nasty foot problems can also develop from having our toes crushed by heels including ingrown toenails and bunions.<\/span><\/p>\n

STIFF TENDONS<\/b><\/p>\n

Wearing high heels a lot can shorten and stiffen the Achilles tendon. This can make it difficult to extend one\u2019s leg and in serious cases can affect walking later in life, as the feet are no longer able to flatten out for regular shoe use.<\/span><\/p>\n

PAINFUL HIPS<\/b><\/p>\n

The hips are pushed forward when wearing heels, which can start to cause strain and result in pain in and around the hips. This can damage our entire posture later on in life.<\/span><\/p>\n

BACK SORENESS<\/b><\/p>\n

By pushing the hips out of place, extra stress is also placed on the spine. This can develop into a back ache later on in life which may require making lifestyle changes such as going for regular physiotherapy and even having to sleep on an <\/span>orthopaedic mattress<\/span><\/a>. Some neck pain has even been attributed to regular high heel use.<\/span><\/p>\n

THE SOLUTION<\/b><\/p>\n

We\u2019re not suggesting that you never wear heels again (although it would do you a whole lot of good). However, cutting down your use should be considered. There are two big factors that make the most impact \u2013 frequency and hours spent wearing them at a time. If you\u2019re wearing heels every day, you\u2019ll be doing a lot of damage. However, wearing them for multiple hours at a time (we\u2019re talking 8 +) on the odd occasion can be just as bad.<\/span><\/p>\n

The height of the heels is also an important factor. Lowering your heels or considering platforms instead could take a lot of the stress off the balls of your feet, lessening the damage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re not suggesting that you never wear heels again (although it would do you a whole lot of good). However, cutting down your use should be considered. There are two big factors that make the most impact \u2013 frequency and hours spent wearing them at a time. If you\u2019re wearing heels every day, you\u2019ll be doing a lot of damage. However, wearing them for multiple hours at a time (we\u2019re talking 8 +) on the odd occasion can be just as bad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":3764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,36,15,35],"tags":[1890,1889,1888,19,1887,1891,20],"class_list":["post-3763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beauty-and-fashion","category-health-wellness-2","category-opinions","category-wellness-2","tag-arthritis","tag-bent-toes","tag-footwear","tag-health","tag-high-heels","tag-stiff-tendons","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3765,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3763\/revisions\/3765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}