Nothing looks better with a little black dress and a scintillating saree with as much aplomb as a pair of high heels. As delightful as the stiletto and a pair of high heels are, they are also a tiny bit of a red flag for your body’s health. Right from impacts on your lower back, knees and feet, high heels are pretty much a case of bad news.
Science and studies have revealed that high heels are the culprit underlying the rise in the number of women who now experience an agonising condition of the foot that causes one to feel the sensation of walking on razor blades. This is called Morton’s Neuroma, which is a condition where the nerves running between the toes are disturbed by the use of high heels. The number of women suffering from this has increased by double the numbers over the past 10 years.
Morton’s Neuroma develops when a particular nerve in the foot gets irritated and compressed, and to act as a buffer around it, some soft and fibrous tissue develops around the nerve. This is especially common with women who are aged between 40 and 69, who wear high heels often. After years of wearing high-heeled or ill-fitting shoes, the foot bone is pushed against the nerve, which gets irritated and develops a swelling tissue around it to cushion the pain.
Before you strap on a pair of high heels, think twice! This is not to mean that you should avoid it altogether – use it if you absolutely must, but make sure that you keep enough of a buffer between usage, and don’t get too addicted to it!

References:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/This-is-what-high-heels-do-to-your-feet/articleshow/47768857.cms

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