DO HIGH HEELS HAVE ADVERSE PHYSICAL EFFECTS ON YOUR BODY?
DO HIGH HEELS HAVE PHYSICAL EFFECTS ON YOUR BODY? Most women will tell you that after wearing high heels for only a short period of time, they start to experience some degree of foot pain. That is understandable, but, does it have any further affects on the body? The short answer to this is yes. The foot was designed to act like a shock absorber the feet cushions your body against the insane amount of pounding it receives in a average day. When you put the foot into a gorgeous pair of high heels, much of your body mass is shifted entirely to the balls of you feet and the delicate bones of the toes. One study has concluded that by walking in 4" high heels, the pressure transferred to this area of the foot increased the pressure by 30%. Because of this your natural gate is replaced by a staccato walk, which over a long period of time could cause bone and nerve damage and also blisters and ingrown toenails. Wearing of heels causes you to ...