Fashion Shoes: The Unfashionable Truth about High Heels

The shoes you wear are a whole lot more than fashion billboards and status symbols. They are responsible for the health of your feet, your legs and your back. If you wear the wrong types of shoes, you could end up paying a high price. And I'm not just talking about the price tag associated with designer high heels. I'm talking about the pain and suffering that comes along with wearing high heels. And, then, there are the doctor bills.

Before you put on a pair of high heels without the benefit of dual density insoles, you should consider the following:

• Amazingly, 2/3 of foot conditions that require surgery can be attributed to inadequate and unsupportive footwear.
• 90% of surgeries for bunions, hammertoes and neuromas are performed on women. Do these women have bad genes? No, these conditions are most commonly caused by footwear.
• People spend $2 billion each year on surgeries that could have been avoided simply by wearing the right shoes or wearing ultra-thin dual density insoles.
• A 3-inch heel places seven times more stress on the foot than 1-inch heels. When you take into consideration that most of us take 10,000 or more steps per day, the toll is quite heavy.
• Wearing high heels can shorten the Achilles tendon and cause immense heel pain.
• The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society recommends that high heels be worn less than 3 hours per day.
• 88% of women wear shoes that are too small for them causing them to having to use therapeutic shoes in the end..

Fortunately, most of the problems that women have with their feet can be avoided by wearing the right shoes. If fashion dictates insensible shoes, limit the amount of time that you wear them. You should also try to wear insoles with every pair of shoes that you have. Ultra-thin insoles are ideal for fashion shoes. There are even insoles made especially for strappy, sexy sandals.

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