According to doctors heels may be very stylish but they can cause health problems like visceroptosis, the forward displacement of internal organs. High heels can also lead to foot, knee, ankle, and back problems. Heels may make you look good for a little while, but after an overly extended time of wearing them, it can horribly shape your legs the wrong way by creating varicose veins which are veins that are painfully filled with an abnormal collection of blood. Another unwanted sideffect when it comes to wearing heels is they make it very hard for girls to be control in an emergency. After all, it’s no secret that it’s hard to run in any sort of situation when several inches are attached to the bottom of your soles.
The next time you wear high heels to look taller, just give a second thought -- the fancy footwear could cause permanent damage to you, a new study has
According to the study, teetering around in several inches of heel not only hurts the feet, but causes accidents. In fact, prolonged use can injure the knees and back, and the risk is more in case of teenagers.
Researchers examined 1,000 women and found that one in ten women now wear high heels three days a week and over a third of women have fallen while wearing them, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported.
Currently, teenagers are 50 times more likely to have hip trouble than their mothers, while the number of girls suffering from back problems has also increased ten fold in the last generation, the study revealed.
Podiatrists have long criticised high heels, warning women that they cause permanent damage. Common complaints from women who regularly wear them include heel pain and calluses.
Such restrictive footwear can also cause bunions, ingrown toenails, nerve problems, stress fractures and 'hammertoes' -- a permanent bend in the middle joint of a toe.
