CULPRIT OF HIGH HEELS IS LACK OF CUSHIONING
posted: Jan. 04, 2020.
Do your New Year's plans include killer high-heeled shoes, with your toes crammed into a pointy toe box, blisters forming at the back of your heel, and painful pressure on the balls of your feet? "The higher the heel, the more unstable the foot," said Peter Redko, DPM, of the North Bay Foot and Ankle Center. "Your weight is redistributed in an unnatural way, and your wobbly heels rub back and forth against the backs of the shoes, causing irritation."
Dr. Peter Redko |
The culprit in high heel pain" said Dr. Redko, "is too much movement and not enough cushioning built into the shoe to prevent that friction." He recommends avoiding heels over 4" tall, as well as flat-soled sandals without a layer of cushioning.
Source: Lori Robinson, Petaluma Patch [12/21/19]
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News