High Heels Health

How High Heels Ruined My Feet (And I'm Only 24)

Alicia Ciccone | Posted 05.04.2012

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Alicia Ciccone

While most of my high school classmates cruised the halls in Birkenstocks, I wore black trousers, pretty blouses and dressy heels -- every day. But midway through high school, my feet started to slow me down.

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Tight Ties, Killer Heels: Clothes Make The Fashion Victims

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 02.21.2012

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Baila Steinman first noticed the numbness in her leg on a trip to Israel in December. "From the knee to the pelvis, it was numb to the point of being ...

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Another Study Confirms The Inconvenient Truths Of High Heels

The Huffington Post | Marielle Bingham | Posted 12.25.2011

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Evidence has confirmed what women have already known for years: uber-high heels are not only painful to wear, but also a hazard to your health. In oth...

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Is it Responsible to Wear High Heels While Pregnant?

Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. | Posted 11.08.2011

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Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

The main concern with wearing high heels while pregnant is the risk of falling and injuring the mother and/or the unborn baby. Heel-associated falls are a real risk when not pregnant, so the risk exists with pregnancy.

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High Heels And Kids: A Healthy Mix?

Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. | Posted 10.05.2011

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Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

From a medical point of view, there is a specific concern with young girls wearing high heels and pointy-toed shoes because their bones are more malleable and can be structurally deformed as they grow.

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Are High Heels Really Bad For Your Feet?

Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. | Posted 07.31.2011

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Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

High heels and pointy-toed shoes have the stigma of being bad for feet, but this does not seem to stop women from wearing them. Are women unaware of the possible resultant foot deformities that are associated with these particular shoes?

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The Health Perils Of High Heels

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN dove into the dangerous world of high heels when they interviewed Nicole Desilvis, a woman whose lifelong love of heels big and small has resulted...

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