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Today's Fashion Can Be Tomorrow's Pain

by *Heather * on August 24, 2011
Guest writer Dr. Mindy Mar explains...

Models may have perfected the runway "walk," but the popular look in heels creates numerous leg, back, and spine or neck problems. High heels alter the balanced position of a person's body. If one part becomes 'fixed,' the whole system will compensate with a movement or restriction.When wearing high heels, a new dynamic equilibrium occurs. While standing flat, the hamstrings are taut and both parts of the pelvis are stabilized so that the support is normal. By bringing the heel up, the shortness of the hamstring muscles is encouraged. Essentially, wearing high heels for any length of time increases the normal forward curve of the back and causes the pelvis to tip forward. This alters the normal configuration of the pelvis and spine necessary for the body to maintain a center of gravity.

     


Today's Fashion Can Be Tomorrow's Pain

Even a 2" heel can reverse the weight distribution in the foot. Flat on the floor, 70% of the weight is on the heel. A 2" rise shifts 70% of our weight to the ball of the foot. It should be 50/50% for heel and ball of foot. A 3-inch heel creates seven times more stress on the forefoot than a 1-inch heel, thereby increasing the possibility of foot problems with each step when wearing high heels.  

It is estimated that eighty percent of adult American women have foot problems. ....  
 Coincidence?

Podiatric surgeon Mike O'Neill, spokesman for the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, explains: 'High heels make you raise your heel and as soon as you do that your centre of gravity is pushed forward. What happens then is you bend your lower back to compensate for this and that changes the position of
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