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High heels can affect your anatomy

TYLER (KYTX) - Dr. Barbara Huggins explains why high heels can cause serious health problems and even change your anatomy.

It's only a matter of time before women who wear high heels start having problems with their feet and back.  3/4 women who wear high heels every day have foot problems including:

• loss of fat pad
• they have corns, calluses, bunions, ankle sprains or
• Achilles tendon injuries, or lower back pain.

If you wear heels and want to avoid some of these problems:

• don't buy shoes that don't fit
• only wear 6 hours per day
• stretch your Achilles tendon and leg
•  use metatarsal pads inside shoe, and
•  add flats and low pumps to your wardrobe.