“I had surgery 2 weeks ago. When can I wear heels?”
“I wore heels for 30 years, every day at my job. Now I can’t wear flat shoes because my ankles are too tight.”
“I have a growth in my foot that is pressing on some nerves. I just want to wear heels again.”
“Please tell my daughter not to wear 5 inch heels!”
These are a few statements, as a therapist, I hear more often than you may think! Woman LOVE their high heeled shoes! I recently went to a dancing event where a family friend showed off her dance heels to me. I asked her why she wasn’t dancing, and she told me that she couldn’t stay balanced in her dance shoes! Now I am a girl, and I like to dress up and put on heels, too. However, as a therapist who sees heel lovers suffer ankle fractures and sprains, I have to wonder: Is the thought of “beauty before pain” truly worth it?
Here are some findings from the medical research:
Does this mean I won’t ever wear heels again? I guarantee that is not the case! However, I do take these findings into consideration. Here are some thoughts as to ways we may minimize the effects of wearing high heels:
Anyone else have thoughts? Perhaps you have an extremely comfortable high heel shoe you would like to suggest? I’d love to hear others’ opinions on heels and your likes and dislikes of wearing them!
Sometimes I just really would like it to be considered fashionable to wear gym shoes with my super cute dress!
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Alice Bow
Thanks for sharing this informative Post!!