What do high heels portray about a woman? The high heels are a symbol of feminine beauty and sex appeal. The high heels makes legs look longer, the rear will appear to be higher and the calves are going to look and appear sleeker.

Chiropractors and orthopedic surgeons think that high heels are a problem because they are the cause of many womens back pains. If you are a slave to fashion, then you can find yourself enslaved to have chronic back pain from your high heels.

Women walk an average of 10,000 steps a day. If she is walking those steps in high heels, she is putting a strain on her back and putting her health at risk as well.

High heels do not allow weight to be distributed equally throughout the entire foot. The high heels cause the body’s weight to actually be centered forward on or in the toes. This goes against gravity and nature. It causes stress on the vertebrae of the spine and it causes stress on the muscles.

When women take off their high heels, you will hear a sign of relief. Her whole body will feel as though her sense of true gravity has returned and the back pain has been relieved for now. Soon, when she puts back on her heels, the back pain will come back to haunt her. The pain will come in the form of muscle spasms, soreness and of course stiffness.

The Story of High Hell Heeled High heels were originally for both men and women to seem taller and show some form of status in high society. Men wore them to keep their feet in the stirrups and women would wear them to help increase beauty. This trend continued for many centuries.

High heels for men have gone out of fashion, but high heels for women continue to be a trend. The trend is not just associated with sex, but it is one of fashion. Runway models, celebrities, and professionals still portray this high heel fashion trend.

High heels have been causing women back pain ever since the 1500″s. This is what the high heels cause:

calluses – bunions – curvature of the spine – pain in buttocks and back of calves – chronic back pain – hip pain – knee osteoarthritis – slipped disks – hammertoe

In the 1980’s, the fat high heel became popular and is not less harmful than the skinny toed heel that is popular today. The fat high heel showed that it caused increase pressure on the knees.

Podiatrists and orthopedists recommend wearing a one half to three quarter inch heel. This height is better to reduce back pain than the flat heeled shoes. A small lift from the heels supports the foot, knees and back. Physicians believe that back pain would be reduced if high heels came with a warning label that read “Hazardous to your health!”