Wear high heels often, be careful of big toe valgus!

Many women prefer to wear high heels, which can show off their slender figure. However, if you walk in high heels frequently, it will cause great harm to your health. The most likely cause is arthritis. It can also easily lead to toe deformation, causing symptoms such as toe valgus. Especially for some young women, they often think that they are in good physical condition and neglect their health. This can easily lead to joint diseases and arthritis attacks when they reach a certain age. Moderate wearing of high heels generally has little impact on health, especially if you do not wear high heels for a long time or walk in them for a long time. When participating in outdoor activities, try to wear flat shoes or sneakers, which are beneficial.

Why women are more likely to suffer from arthritis when wearing high heels

October 12 is World Arthritis Day. We learned that many middle-aged women complain of hallux valgus problems on their toes, which not only affects their appearance but also causes pain and discomfort.

Experts say that this is a phenomenon that is seen every day in clinical practice. "In addition to genetic and traumatic reasons, 30% of hallux valgus is caused by long-term wearing of high heels." When women wear high heels for a long time, the big toe will first become deformed and tilted inward, and then the big toe will lean against the second toe. Due to compression and friction between shoes, pain, redness, swelling, inflammation and even collapse of the transverse arch of the foot, flat feet, bunions and other problems may occur.

Avoid walking in pointed stiletto heels for long periods of time. If you have to wear high heels, you should soak your feet in hot water frequently. Do more foot exercises in your daily life, such as gripping the ground with your toes when standing or walking, or tiptoeing upwards when standing vertically. Repeat this dozens of times a day.

How to effectively prevent arthritis

1. Patients with knee osteoarthritis should try to avoid going up and down stairs, hiking, mountain climbing, standing for long periods of time, holding children, and lifting heavy objects in their daily lives to avoid excessive load on the knee joints and aggravating the condition.

2. Maintain a proper weight to prevent obesity and increase the burden on the lower limb joints. Once you are overweight, you should actively lose weight, pay attention to adjusting your diet, and control your weight.

3. Try to avoid walking long distances in high heels, as high heels will change the force line of the lower limbs. In daily activities, the elderly should choose thick-soled, elastic, soft-soled shoes to reduce the impact force on the knee joint and avoid impact and wear of the knee cartilage.

4. Before participating in outdoor sports (such as dancing yangge, practicing Tai Chi, etc.), you should do warm-up exercises, gently stretch the knee joints, increase the flexibility and agility of the lower limbs, and allow the knee joints to move before participating in sports. When practicing leg stretching, do not lift your legs too high suddenly to prevent excessive stretching of the knee ligaments and muscle tissue; when practicing Tai Chi, the range of motion should not be too large and the squatting position should not be too low to prevent excessive burden on the knee joint and injury.