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A survey conducted by the American Podiatric Medical Association showed some 42% of women admitted they'd wear a shoe they liked even if it gave them discomfort; 73% admitted already having a shoe-related foot issue.

Anytime you wear shoes that are tight or constrict the natural shape of your foot, doctors say it's bound to cause foot pain. But when you add high heels in to the equation, pain can quickly escalate to damage. In addition to restricting the foot, you are also increasing the weight on the area that is restricted, so you're not only crushing your toes, but you're crushing them and then putting weight on them, and that's a problem.

Among the most common problems he sees are painful, aching bunions, those bony protrusions that usually pop up at the base of the big toe and distort the shape of the foot. High heels don't cause bunions, but they sure can aggravate them. Both the heel height and the point of the shoe can play a role.

Moreover, he says some women who have bunions also have a displaced bone on the bottom of the big toe joint, which changes the way the foot "tracks" or acts during motion. If the foot is then placed in a high heel, and pitched forward, the pressure on these bones increases and bunion pain grows worse.

While integrating lower heels into your wardrobe can help some, often the best solution is bunion surgery to straighten the bone.

Source: webmd

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