If you have browsed a shoe department lately, you may have noticed that high heels are growing—and not just in popularity. Towering platforms, extreme wedges, and treacherous stilettos have flooded the marketplace in recent months, and most every designer and celebrity seems to be doing their part to participate in the trend. Runways, red carpets, and glossy magazine spreads have all been inundated with the look.
Popular Manhattan podiatrist Dr. Rock Positano, Director of the Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Center at from the Hospital for Special Surgery, agrees, “We are seeing a dramatic increase in problems of this nature that are directly related to abnormal or altered foot and ankle mechanics.” Obviously no one expects that women will stop dressing up in heels altogether, but if you limit the amount of wear time and the heel’s height you’re, um, taking a step in the right direction.
The doctors we spoke with also recommend: Massaging your feet and rolling them over a golf ball or ice when you take off your shoes at night and gripping a towel and holding your foot up for 15 seconds, three times a day, can also help strengthen the intrinsic muscles of the feet.
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