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Spare the high heels and save the feetSocrates once said, “When your feet hurt you hurt all over.” Women have a higher pain threshold than men. Nothing elucidates this better, than our fancy for uncomfortable high heels, for those extra inches they bestow on our frame. While slipping in your stilettos, have you spared a thought for your feet and the damage these heels are wrecking on them.

The Lancet study says, “Walking on high heels puts abnormal stress on both the front and back of the knee. --”Dr. Sunil Marwah, Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon and Traumatologist says,

“Wearing high heels makes our foot slide forward in the shoe that throws body's natural alignment out of whack. When our foot joints bear abnormal weight bearing stresses—knees suffer from more wear and tear and it stresses lower disc of the spine.”

Wearing high heels all the time shortens your Achilles' tendon—the strong fibrous cord that connects your calf muscle to your heel bone. Achilles' tendon helps you point your foot downward, rise on your toes and push off as you walk. A long affair with high heels contracts Achilles' tendon. When this happens, you are stuck in your heels for the rest of your life.

Regular tight shoes put pressure on nerves and even damage them, and also contribute in the long run to arthritis.

Wearing high heels can sprain your ankle, and you may suffer from breaks while rolling over on heels. Your high heels can give corn, calluses and ingrown toenails too.

Shopping shoes

Always do that in the evening when your feet are the biggest.
Try on both the shoes before buying.
Measure your feet while standing.
Go for shoes with roomier toe box.
Preferable heel size—one half to three quarters of an inch You can wear your heels.

Treat yourself with heels on special occasions.