Shoes that are harmful to health
Last reviewed: 27.11.2021
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Many people, and especially women, neglect the health of their legs, spine and blood vessels, but pay tribute to fashion and beauty, knocking with heels and very often putting uncomfortable shoes on. But our well-being and health directly depend on the correct position of the foot . So what kind of shoes are hurting our feet?
High Heel Shoes
Despite the fact that we allegedly rely on the heel, we walk on tiptoe - the weight of the body moves to the heads of metatarsal bones, and not to the talus bone, as it should. As a result of this uneven distribution of weight, slender and beautiful legs can develop arthritis, including the knee joint. Also, a high heel is the cause of pinching of nerves, microcracks in the bones, tumors and pain.
Hairpin
A high heel can be high, but the queen of all heels is a hairpin that makes the female legs graceful and attracts the looks of men. However, for beauty comes reckoning in the form of fractures, dislocations and constant, strong tension of the muscles of the foot and shin. After all, this heel is very unstable and it is not easy for a woman to maintain balance, especially walking along our potholes in the asphalt.
Slippery shoes
Slippery sole is dangerous not only during the winter ice cover. Owners of such shoes risk injury in the summer, for example, slipping on slippery stairs.
Shoes with a hard back
A firm backdrop can become not only the cause of calluses on the heel, but also put pressure on the synovial bag, which is located between the skin and the Achilles tendon. This can provoke a disease called "back heel bursitis", the symptoms of which are limited mobility of the foot. Swelling and joint pain.
Ballet shoes
It's a pity, but in such popular and comfortable ballet shoes, too, there is nothing good for our feet. In them, the foot is not supported at all, which causes the plantar aponeurosis to stretch when walking, leading to a plantar fisicitis. This disease is characterized by damage to the ligament that holds the arch of the foot. If you do not have any ballet nowhere, use insoles and do not wear such shoes for very long.
Boats
Narrow shoes (boats), in which the female leg looks like a princess's leg in a crystal shoe, causes normal blood supply to deteriorate, which can lead to nail injuries, thinning, thrombophlebitis, edema and varicose veins.
Flip-flops
Sponges, without which it is difficult to manage in the hot summer, are very dangerous shoes, because when walking, you have to strain your toes so that they do not jump off, because the feet are constantly straining.
Platform
If the difference between the sole under the fingers and the height of the heel is too high, then all the disadvantages of high heels are even applicable to shoes on the platform. Moreover, in such shoes, the sole hardly bends, and this prevents depreciation.