If
you love to trot around in stilettos, you might want to change your
habit as a new study has claimed that women who wear 10 cm high heels
over 3 times per week developed an imbalance of 4 functional ankle
muscles. While wearing high-heeled shoes appeared to strengthen ankle
muscles at first, prolonged use eventually caused an imbalance, which is
a crucial predictor of ankle injury.
Dr. Yong-Seok Jee, co-author of the
article said that it was hence clinically important for wearers to
regularly perform ankle strengthening exercises, such as heel walking,
toe tappers, and heel raises, and to limit the frequency of wearing
high-heeled shoes as preventative measures. The study is published in
the International Journal of Clinical Practice..
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