| HIGH HEELS | | | | Nail problems also are common from the constant |
| Women know high heels are not good for their | | | | pressure of toes being pressed against the end of |
| feet, and they don't deny that they're | | | | the shoe. That can cause the nail to thicken and |
| uncomfortable. But women will continue to wear | | | | promote the growth of foul-smelling fungus. Plus, |
| high heels and you can mark it up to the price of | | | | if a person has curved toenails, it can induce or |
| beauty. | | | | exacerbate painful in-grown nails. |
| The truth is, feet are not made to wear heels. | | | | If you simply must wear high heels, then limit the |
| And you may be underestimating the damage | | | | time you wear them. Alternate between high heel |
| that high heels can cause, beyond just having | | | | and low heel shoes to prevent the Achilles tendon |
| sore feet. | | | | from tightening. Wearing flatter shoes or tennis |
| Not surprisingly, doctors of podiatric medicine | | | | shoes for walking long distances, such as to and |
| (foot doctors) see no value in high heels, which | | | | from the office and then changing into your heels |
| they generally define as pumps with heels of | | | | once you get to work. Use heels with a quality |
| more than two inches. | | | | insole designed to provide cushioning and arch |
| High heels are "biomechanically and orthopedically | | | | support to maintain proper alignment and balance. |
| unsound," according to the American Podiatric | | | | Shop for shoes at the end of the day to |
| Medical Association. | | | | accommodate the foot's normal swelling. |
| Common ailments from wearing high heels include | | | | Give your feet a nice massage or soak them in |
| calluses and heel pain, bunions, hammertoes, nerve | | | | lukewarm water at the end of the day. |
| problems that cause shooting pain into the toes, | | | | If you want to want to be good to your feet, |
| ingrown toenails and even stress fractures. | | | | then consider following the American Podiatric |
| Women also complain about such conditions as | | | | Medical Association's recommendation - a walking |
| bunions, hammertoes, nerve problems that cause | | | | shoe with ties (not a slip-on) worn with a quality |
| shooting pain into the toes; ingrown toenails; and | | | | insole such as the Superfeet EZ Fit High Heel Arch |
| even stress fractures. | | | | Supports. |