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High heels are one of the important fashions for woman. There are many story and myth through this fashion item. In fact, wearing high heels every day can cause many healthy problems especially for your foot. The skin layer of your foot will be thickened and the tips of your toes tend to be calluses. Besides that, the swollen foot could become inflamed when the body weight centered at the foot especially in the heel, which caused stress on the foot. The worst impact is, high heels can cause injury to the leg muscles, joint pain back, until the more complex problems, such as bone pain in your feet that is getting worse every year.

Dr. Rupert Evans, a medical specialist and accident injury emergency at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, said injuries caused by high-heeled could cause problems in the long term. Dr. Evans recorded the number of patients with injury cases caused by wearing high-heels increase every time. The most general injuries found in his study are foot sprain and stiffness in the joints of bones. In some cases, these injuries can cause permanent damage. Other research has done by Dr. Casey Kerrigan, a medical professor and rehabilitation from University of Virginia, USA in the end of 90^th. The result is, besides can cause back and leg pain, use of high heels also cause women suffering knee pain twice than men. Research conducted by Dr. Kerrigan shows wearing stiletto cause pressure on the knee and hip increased by 25% every time you step your foot. However, it doesn’t mean that wearing high heels is totally prohibited. You still can wear it in the special occasion or party. If your office requires you to wear a high heel during working in the office, you can wear flat shoes for go or leave the office and wear you high heels in the office.