WIDER HEELS PROVIDE MORE STABILITY
posted: Sep. 12, 2019.
Dr. Erika Schwartz, a Washington, D.C., podiatrist, says she understands that many are in professions that demand a more fashionable shoe than the orthopedically correct footwear she wears to work. So she tells them to at least "walk in something else. Put those dress shoes on when you get to the office. Minimizing the amount of time that you're standing or walking will minimize the issues."
Walking too long in high-heeled shoes can also result in stress fractures, or cracks in the bones of the feet. Schwartz also suggests that women avoid the thin, stiletto-styles: "The bigger the heel, if it's chunky or a wedge, seems to be better because the shoe has a wider base of stability. A skinnier heel and you're more likely to have ankle spraining." You can also break your ankle or injure the ligaments on the side of your ankle, if you fall from wobbly high shoes.
Source: Christina Ianzito, The Washington Post
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.
