Back Pain

The modern day health hazard or Manolo Blahnik Pain?

Back Pain is the curse of the moder day lifestyle. It affects mostly the celebrity type, stylish and for the vogue reading ladies. These ladies wearing high heels in modern day is a very essential element of a fashionable wardrobe. Gucci, Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik, Prada, Steve Madden. These latest trend in fashion make tush appear higher, the calves appear sleeker and the legs appear longer. These are the symbol of feminine beauty and sex appeal. High heels are also the bane of most orthopedic surgeons and chiropractors. The slaves to modern fashion will find themselves suffering and becoming slaves of chronic pain brought about by these four-inch high heeled elements.

When a woman walks the average 10,000 steps a day in a pair of high heels she asks a great deal of her back and puts her health at risk. High heels cause the body's weight to be centered forward, in the toes, rather than distributed equally throughout the entire foot. This goes against gravity and nature and causes stress on the muscles and vertebrae of the spine. When said high-heeled woman removes her shoes, that "ahhhhh" of relief reflects her whole body's feeling towards being back on solid ground. Back pain has been relieved for now but will be back to haunt her in the middle of the night through muscle spasms, soreness, and stiffness.    

High-Heeled Hell

High heels were invented originally as a way for men and women to appear taller and show status in high society. Though men also wore them for utilitarian purposes (to keep their feet in horse stirrups), women wore them to increase their overall beauty. This trend has continued for centuries. Though "lifts" have gone in an out of vogue for men, the high heel has been consistent in women's fashion since the 1500s. Currently, the high heel is associated more than ever with sex, youth, and high fashion. Playboy models, runway models, and celebrities are guilty of portraying the trend and increasing the high heel's allure among the masses.

Women have probably been suffering back pain due to their high heels since the 1500s.

High heels can cause all of the following:

- Bunions
- Hammertoe
- Calluses
- Slipped Disks
- Chronic Back Pain
- Curvature of the Spine
- Hip Pain and even
- Knee Osteoarthritis

Sexy, right? Research has shown that the chunky heel popular in the 1980s (think Mary Janes, spectator pumps, platform sandals and even wedge-heeled espadrilles) is no less harmful than the skinny-toed and skinny-heeled stiletto so popular today. All high heels cause increased pressure to be placed on the knees.

Orthopedists, Podiatrists and experts do recommend a heel which is not higher than one-half and three quarters of an inch. This exact height is actually much better than the flat heeled shoes at reducing your pain. A small lift is indeed recommended to properly balance and adequately support your knees, back and the foot. As per physicians, these killer heels should be made available in the marked with a prominent warning lable "Hazardous to your Health". So if you take care about these little things, it will go a long way in keeping you away from these modern day suffering of back pain.