PODIATRIST RECOMMENDS EXERCISES TO AVOID HIGH HEEL PAIN

Spurs, bunions, and a shortened Achilles heel are a few injuries related to our shoes, Dr. David Gunther with Westside Podiatry in Cy-Fair said. “Many overuse injuries, many acute injuries are caused from years of high heels,” Gunther said.

 

Dr. David Gunther

 

Gunther added, everyone that has or is going to wear heels ever again should stretch! “The exercise one should do, most importantly, is the Achilles tendon stretch, also known as the runner's stretch,” Gunther said. Any way to stretch the muscles in the opposite direction that your high heel positions them will help strengthen your feet.

 

Source:  Haley Hernandez, KPRC (NBC)

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.