15 Golden Rules of Wearing High Heels
Women's indispensable pointed toe, high-heeled shoes, almost every woman is located in the wardrobe. Although stylish, these types of shoes can cause serious health problems. Conscious shoes can prevent some health problems that may occur during the life process. For the health of the feet, firstly, it is necessary to take care to choose the shoes that fit the shape of the foot. Memorial Antalya Hospital Head of Orthopedics and Traumatology Department. Dr. Ahmet Turan Aydin, high-heeled shoes, told how to stay healthy without giving up.
5 cm heel sneakers provide comfort
The most ideal shoe in terms of health is about 5 cm high heel. In addition to the height of the heel, the ideal feature of the shoe is that its front is wide enough for the fingers to be comfortable. Such shoes are as healthy as sneakers. A pointed shoe with heels longer than 8 cm causes abnormal loads on the waist, hip, knee, ankle and front of the foot when used for a long time.
Heel higher than 8 cm disrupts posture
The arms, legs and head have a position relative to gravity. A shoe with a heel higher than 8 cm distorts the posture, causing the knees and buttocks to slightly bend, the waist hunched forward, and the normal depressions of the waist to increase. Abnormal force concentration due to posture disorder in the waist, hip, knee, leg muscles, ankle and anterior part of the foot leads to various diseases.
Do not cause muscle shortening!
Muscle shortening occurs at abnormal loading points. For example; posterior muscles of the waist when waist cupping increases; As the load of the hip increases, the muscles bending the hip, and most importantly, the leg muscles shorten. This shortening reduces the physiological breadth of joint movements. Decreased joint flexibility can cause calcification by placing an abnormal load on the joint cartilage. In particular, the leg muscles shorten and the load on the ankle joint to shorten the membrane in the sole of the foot, causing heel pain.
Can cause nerve damage
After wearing continuous heels, claws may occur on the toes. As a result of clawing, very frequent contact of the toes with the shoes causes callus formation in these areas. Very narrow shoes in front of the skew creates. In addition, the pinching of the foot causes the fingers to be pushed towards each other in a narrow space and paves the way for nerve damage by pinching the finger nerves passing between the fingers. In this region, the nerve called Morton Neuroma causes thickening, numbness in front of the foot, and pain and discomfort.
Healthy feet are also possible with heels ay
If you can't give up the shoes with heels, get a shoe in the form that suits your feet.
Choose models that are lighter forward, do not pinch fingers.
Choose to buy thick-heeled shoes, as better balance is provided when the printed area is large.
If your left and right foot are different from each other, get the number that your big foot feels comfortable with.
Standing in high heels all day will damage both the skeletal structure and the leg muscles. Be careful not to stand too long, to sit in between.
Place the orthopedic soles in the appropriate shoes to make your feet more comfortable, or put silicone cushions in front of or behind your feet.
Do not wear the same shoes every day, prefer to wear shoes of different heels.
As the heel point increases, discomfort increases, so limit the use of heeled shoes higher than 7.5 cm as much as possible.
Be aware of your posture when standing. Place your shoulders in a square position, extend your spine and distribute the weight evenly on both feet. Keep your shoulders, hips and knees in line.
As you take your steps, make sure that your heels first touch the floor and then your foot.
As you climb down the stairs, your heels and your feet will step on the ground at the same time, and when you go up the stairs, give your weight to your feet.
When you are not working, choose heels with a maximum height of 5 cm.
Rest your feet by wearing wide shoes or sneakers.
Do exercises such as walking, running.
Include movements in which the muscles of the back of the legs are stretched.
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