| The judge called for a short recess. Monica wandered | | | | day, you can end up with the same problem. The |
| down the hall and found a private office to have a | | | | Achilles tendon will gradually contract and tighten up if |
| seat and take off her shoes. As the young attorney | | | | you always wear high heels. Podiatrists call this |
| sat rubbing her right foot, she only wished she had a | | | | condition "equinus deformity." Once you have a tight |
| different pair of shoes that matched her business suit. | | | | Achilles tendon, you will get more tension on the plantar |
| But it is important that she look her best in front of the | | | | fascia that can cause pain in the bottom of the heel. |
| jury. | | | | One thing you should take into consideration is your |
| Today's professional women often face this dilemma. | | | | foot type. If you have bunions, you must make sure |
| Lawyers stand in court all day, business executives | | | | that you choose shoes that don't have seams or |
| race through airports, and real estate agents are going | | | | stitching running over the bump at the big toe joint. |
| up and down stairs showing houses. When you | | | | These seams can rapidly inflame the bunion causing |
| consider that all of that activity often takes place in | | | | bursitis. Pick the wrong shoes and you'll be seeing the |
| painfully uncomfortable shoes, it is no wonder so many | | | | foot surgeon for bunion removal surgery. Pick the right |
| women professionals are looking for new shoe | | | | shoes and you can live with bunions for years. |
| solutions. | | | | If you have flat feet and notice redness at the back of |
| If you can wear tennis shoes while walking to work | | | | the heel, you might prefer open back shoes. You |
| and then switch into heels, great! But many jobs | | | | should know that you could have a heel that is likely to |
| demand all day style. The first question is what causes | | | | form Haglund's Deformity (also called "pump bumps". |
| foot pain with fashionable shoes? The second | | | | This is a big knot on the back of the heel where the |
| question is how do you find comfortable shoes that will | | | | Achilles tendon attaches. It only happens with repeated |
| compliment a business and professional attire? We'll | | | | rubbing from the heel counter in shoes, so open back |
| answer those questions so you can make better shoe | | | | shoes can prevent it from getting worse. |
| choices. | | | | The first thing to consider when selecting you shoes is |
| One of the most frequent types of foot pain related to | | | | style. If you have it in your head that nothing looks as |
| women's shoes is pain in the ball of the foot. Often this | | | | good as four inch heels, take the time to at least find |
| is simply because the heel height jacks the foot up so | | | | some that have a cushioned forefoot. Thin leather |
| high that abnormal forces damage the joints in the | | | | alone is rarely enough. |
| toes. In fact, high heels can triple or quadruple the | | | | If you have found shoes you love that don't love you |
| pressure on the ball of the foot. This pressure causes | | | | back, try adding some inserts or padding. Many |
| hammertoes, dislocation of joints in the feet, and even | | | | fashionable shoes (especially heels) have almost no |
| stress fractures in the metatarsal bones. | | | | padding. You local podiatrist can offer many |
| Another common culprit is the shape of the toe box. A | | | | suggestions on gel cushions that fit in the shoes |
| pointed toe box squishes those little piggies causing | | | | without altering your look. Custom orthotics can also |
| bunion pain, ingrown toenails or even hammertoes. | | | | support the foot and decrease foot pain. These are |
| Friction blister or thick callouses may start to form in | | | | much more expensive. However, it is like the |
| response to the rubbing or those toes in the cramped | | | | difference between an outfit that is off-the-rack and |
| toe box. A round or square toe box allows more | | | | one that is custom tailored. With shoe inserts, you get |
| natural movement for the toes is generally less likely to | | | | what you pay for. As Monica explained, sometimes |
| cause trouble. | | | | rotating your shoes can really help. If all of your shoes |
| Heel pain is also often related to fashionable shoes. | | | | cause pain in different places, you are basically |
| Believe it or not, both high heels and really low heels | | | | spreading the trouble around. In a sense, you are letting |
| can cause this problem. Ballet style shoes and flimsy | | | | different parts of your feet recover each time you |
| sandals have no support and almost no heel. This can | | | | change shoes. This is obviously a lot easier for a real |
| lead to excess tension on a big ligament on the bottom | | | | estate agent to pull off than it would be for a lawyer |
| of the foot called the plantar fascia. The area where | | | | who stands before a jury in a courtroom all day. |
| the ligament attaches to the heel bone will start to pull | | | | Not everyone can choose sensible shoes, but there |
| with every step and become irritated from walking in | | | | are still many options to fit any professional outfit. It is |
| these shoes. This leads to a common form of heel | | | | important that you consider your unique foot structure, |
| pain called plantar facscitis. It's the most common | | | | any prior areas of foot pain, and then you will make |
| cause of morning heel pain in women. | | | | better shoe choices. |
| Interestingly if you wear three or four inch heels every | | | | |