High Heel Shoes

High Heel Shoes
Running shoes may cause damage to knees, hips and ankles, new study suggests
Running, although it has proven cardiovascular and other health benefits, can increase stresses on the joints of the leg. In a new study, researchers compared the effects on knee, hip and ankle joint motions of running barefoot versus running in modern running shoes. They concluded that running shoes exerted more stress on these joints compared to running barefoot or walking in high-heeled shoes.
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If you’re thinking of purchasing your young daughter high heels similar to those recently worn by Suri Cruise, three-year-old daughter of mega-stars Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, think again.. Yes, it’s cute to see your daughter or granddaughter playing “dress up” in Mom’s high-heeled pumps or dress shoes. But wearing high heel shoes while wearing adult clothes and pretending to be a princess or a bride and traipsing around the house is one thing, because little girls playing dress up rarely wear the too-large shoes for longer than an hour or so. But wearing high heels -- even if the shoes are the child’s size -- could possibly hurt the youngster.

Adults who wear high heels run the risk of shortening their Achilles tendons (the tough, fibrous tissue that connects the heel to the calf). The results could be worse for a child; a three-year-old girl, one who has many years of growth ahead of her, could shorten the growth of her Achilles tendon while her bones and other muscles grow. ChildrenÂ’s bones and tendons need to grow at the same time for best results.

In addition, just as can happen with adults, those high heels helped little Suri trip in the rain. She ran the risk of twisting and spraining her ankle. My advice: leave the high heels for the teen years. I recommend girls not wear heels until at least age 12, and even then the heel should be no higher than an inch in height.

In the meantime, if your little one wants to play dress up in high heels, I recommend you purchase shoes that fit her, rather than allowing her to wear a grown womanÂ’s high heeled shoes for hours on end. And never let her wear shoes that are too large for her outside. Take her to a store that specializes in childrenÂ’s shoes. Look for heels that are no higher than half an inch (1/2) in height. Make sure she walks around in the heels a bit in the store. If sheÂ’s tripping on them, try on another pair to see if the size or style is causing her problems.

Once home, if she is still tripping in the shoes, tell her she needs to practice and limit her wearing the shoes for 15 minutes at a time. Tell her that once she stops tripping, once she can keep her balance, she may wear the heels for longer periods of time. Still, I do not recommend you let your little girl wear her heels around town while you run errands or allow her to wear them to school. And do your best to limit the amount of time she wears heels to no more than a very few hours a week (fewer than five).

Dr. Alireza Khosroabady is a Fellowship trained foot & ankle surgeon. He did his Surgical training in NY and his fellowship at the Rubin institute for Advanced Orthopedics International Center for Limb Lengthening at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore with world renowned Orthopedic Surgeons. He is practicing in LA, CA. More information @ http://www.fixmyfoot.com, you can also request his free book.

Copyright (c) 2009 Dr Alireza Khosroabady DPM

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