For girls, whether it is for beauty or for work, high heels are essential shoes. But did you know that wearing high heels too much can harm your health? Let me talk in detail below about the dangers of wearing high heels for a long time.
First, wearing high heels for a long time will deform your feet. When people walk normally, they rely on the soles of their feet and heels. But after wearing high heels, the focus of the body is moved to the forefoot, which will widen the forefoot and bend the thumb to the outside, causing "thumb valgus", which will pull the tendons in the arch of the foot and cause long-term problems. It can cause tendons to relax, causing flat feet. There are also some women who like to wear pointed high heels, which can deform their toes over time.
Second, it can cause paronychia. If the toes are repeatedly squeezed and injured by external force, it can easily lead to ingrown toenails, bacterial and/or fungal infections, and thus paronychia. That is, wearing high heels for a long time may cause the toenails to grow into the flesh, causing the toes to become infected and cause redness, swelling and pain.
Third, the ankle is injured. When wearing high heels, you mainly move and stand forward on the soles of your feet, which intensifies the contraction of the calf muscles. Over time, the leg tendons will be shortened and the ankles will be injured. Moreover, if your body balance is not maintained well after wearing high heels, you may sprain your ankle joint.
Fourth, damage to the lower back muscles and lumbar vertebrae. Wearing high heels will change the weight-bearing line of the human body, causing the pelvis to tilt forward and the waist to tilt back. Excessive lumbar tilt causes the muscles of the lower back to contract and tighten, and the lumbar facet joints and joint capsules are in a state of tension. In the short term, it may cause lumbar muscle strain and lower back pain; in the long term, it may cause lumbar deformation and lumbar disc herniation and other diseases.
Fifth, causing urinary incontinence. Generally, when walking, the heel will hit the ground first, which will slow down 80% of the impact force and make the body less stressed. However, when wearing high heels, the forefoot exerts force, which puts pressure on the pelvis and surrounding muscles. Over time, the urethral sphincter and other muscles will degenerate, causing urinary incontinence.
In short, wearing high heels for a long time can cause great harm to women’s bodies. Therefore, girls should try to wear high heels as little as possible in daily life. If they must wear them, try to wear thick heels and low heels.