Wearing HIgh Heels

I know women tend to look good in high heels and I know I've done a post on this in the past, but I thought I'd share an article in the Los Angeles Times that said wearing them for a long period of time can cause neuromas, shortening of the Achilles tendon, hammertoes and possible sprains and fractures.

And research was done by Danielle Barkema, a kinesiology student at Iowa State University, in which she recruited 15 women to wear high heels on a special platform in her lab that measured the motion of their joints and the forces acting upon them. Sensors and motion cameras documented the force and pressure in the women's legs as they wore flats, 2-inch heels and 3 1-2 inch heels.

It turned out their knees and ankles absorbed the most wear and tear and higher heels increased the compression inside the knee, creating additional joint joint pain and strain.

The heels also forced their ankles, knees and hips into unnatural positions that increased their risk for joint degeneration and osteoarthritis.

But she wasn't recommending eliminating the wearing of high heels (which isn't going to happen) but to limit their use and not wear them every day.

So what are your thoughts?

FD

Wearing High Heels

I was leaving a party last week and a young woman stumbled a bit in her high heels party shoes and eventually took them off and just walked barefoot in the street even though it was wet from rain.

Her date/boyfriend/husband (didn't check if she had a wedding ring) was playfully needling her about men would never wear such uncomfortable shoes and she said they were fine for a couple of hours.

So I thought it would be interesting to have a topic on high heels. Do you like wearing them because they make your legs look good? Do you not like them regardless and/or rarely wear them. And if you think you have nice legs, are you more likely to wear them? And if you do have nice legs, do you like to show them off.

Incidentally, at a press conference last week, Drew Brees' wife accepted an award for her husband and then sat on a stool with her dress hiked up all the way up her thighs. She has nice legs and obviously likes to show them off.

Anyway, thought it would be interesting to get some viewpoints on wearing high heels and showing off your legs.

Let us know what you think.

FD