A fashionable pair of high heels is an essential part or any women’s wardrobe. There are many brand names that we recognize, such as: Gucci, Steve Madden, Monolo blahnik and Christian Louboutin.

How do high heels do for a woman? High heels enhances their legs, makes their rear appear to be higher and helps to make the calves appear sleeker. High heels are a symbol of sex appeal and feminine beauty.

The one thing that high heels are to the chiropractors and the orthopedic surgeons are a problem. These shoes are the cause of many of the womens back pains. If you are the slave to fashion, you could find yourself enslaved to have chronic back pain that are due to those 4 inch stilettos.

Women will walk an average of 10,000 steps a day. When in a pair of high heels she is putting one heck of a strain on her back and is also putting her health at risk.

High heels actually cause the body’s weight to be centered forward rather than distributed equally throughout the entire body and feet. High heels goes against maintaining a natural balance. High heels cause stress on the vertebrae of the spine and stress on the muscles.

What happens when those high heeled women take off those shoes, you hear that “ahhhhh”. What has happened is the relief of her whole body feeling towards being back on solid earth. The back pain has been relieved for now. It will come back to haunt her. What can happen is pain 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.

Women have been suffering from back pain ever since the 1500″s because of high heels. Here are some things that the high heels cause:

Bunions – Pain in back of calves and buttocks – Hip pain – Slipped discs – Calluses – Curvature of the spine – Chronic back pain – Knee osteoarthritis – 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 small heel no higher than a three quarter inch. This height is better to reduce back pain even over flat heeled shoes. A small lift from your heels will support the foot, knees and back. Physicians say that high heels should come with a warning label, “Hazardous to your health!” Back pain would be reduced if they listened to the label.