| What a day. You can't wait to take your shoes off. | | | | and hallux valgus and hallux rigidus to the big toe. |
| Being fashionable can be painful, if you constantly | | | | There are sensible precautions that you can take |
| wear high heel shoes. Beware of neuromas, bunions, | | | | which allow you to continue wearing high heels with |
| "hammer toes", heel and arch pain which can become | | | | minimal to no foot pain. Wear heels that are two |
| debilitating as you decide which high heels to wear. | | | | inches or less. High heels disrupt gait and posture for |
| Good news ladies! You may continue to wear high | | | | the entire body. Shoes that are greater than two |
| heel shoes with minimal to no foot pain if you take | | | | inches significantly influence lower extremity |
| care of your feet. | | | | mechanics and gait. |
| Your feet are engineering marvels. They are the | | | | Stretching the calf muscles will reduce some of the |
| foundation to your body. Problems with your feet | | | | tension and tightness in the Achilles tendon and |
| can also affect your knees, hips and back. Each foot | | | | plantar fascia. Plantar fasciitis and calcaneal bursitis are |
| is made up of three sections: forefoot, mid-foot and | | | | common among runway models and ballroom |
| hind-foot. The forefoot involves your toes. The | | | | dancers. |
| mid-foot is the middle section of the foot, and the | | | | If you experience pain to your heel, arch or toe, get |
| hind-foot involves the ankle and heel. | | | | them treated before the problems become |
| Each foot is supported by three arches. Foot arches | | | | permanent. Conservative treatments should always |
| are the body's springs and shock absorbers. They | | | | be considered before any type of foot surgery. |
| propel your feet and absorb body weight and impact | | | | Conservative treatments are cost effective and less |
| when you walk, run or jump. Daily wearing of high | | | | complicated. |
| heel shoes restricts your feet and the associated | | | | A chiropractor who is knowledgeable in foot |
| articulations and deforms the transverse and medial | | | | biomechanics and pathology can help you with your |
| longitudinal arches. The transverse arch runs across | | | | foot pain. Chiropractic adjustments restore ankle and |
| your the bottom of your toes, while medial | | | | toe articulations that are often restricted and |
| longitudinal arch runs lengthwise along inside part of | | | | hindered from wearing high heels. Mild form of hallux |
| your foot. | | | | valgus and rigidux may be help with chiropractic |
| High heel shoes change how your feet distribute | | | | adjustments. Deep muscle and soft tissue treatments |
| body weight. Usually, there is an increased weight | | | | such as trigger point therapy and Active Release |
| distribution to the second to fourth toes which | | | | Technique can relief heel, arch and toe pain |
| collapses the transverse arch. Your body attempts to | | | | associated to ankle and foot joint restrictions. Cold |
| lift and pad the fallen transverse arch with calluses. | | | | laser therapy not only reduces inflammation |
| Other scar tissues will also form underneath the ball | | | | associated with neuromas, but it also relieves the |
| of your toes. You'll often experience pain at the | | | | burning pain. |
| bottom of the second to fourth toes after hours of | | | | The shape, size and arches of your feet are unique. |
| wearing high heels. | | | | Once your foot pain has resolved, custom orthotics |
| These shoes can also increase the tension in the | | | | for high heel shoes should be fitted for long term |
| medial longitudinal arch and concentrate abnormal | | | | care. These customized, shoe inserts correct foot |
| impact to the ankle and heel. Arch and heel pain can | | | | over-pronation and support the medial longitudinal |
| be debilitating after a full day of in high heels. | | | | arch. The high heel orthotics also have metatarsal |
| The narrow, toe box common to most high-heel | | | | pads that remove unwanted pressure to your |
| shoes often deforms the forefoot and causes | | | | second to fourth toes by lifting and supporting the |
| neuromas between the third and fourth toes, bunions | | | | transverse arch. |