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Holiday parties that require dressing up, shopping for gifts and New Year’s Eve dancing can all take a hefty toll on our feet, and even result in long-term damage, according to one expert.
Katy Bowman, a biomechanist and director of the Restorative Exercise Institute in Ventura, Calif., who wrote the recently released Every Woman’s Guide to Foot Pain Relief: The New Science of Health Feet , said footwear is one of the most common culprits behind debilitating foot pain.
“Certain qualities of footwear, such as height of the heel or how narrow the toe of the shoe is, can influence how likely it will be that person experiences foot pain,” Bowman said, adding that even small heels can create problems.
“High heels affect the geometry of the body as soon as you put them on,” she said. “They create a forward displacement. One to three inch heels don’t seem like very much, but the angle is actually pretty high.
Additionally, body posture and gait pattern can affect pain by putting pressure on sensitive tissues near the toes of the feet.
Source: Fox News