Are high heels really worth it?

Are high heels really worth it? Most women are in pain in just over an hour and 90% have suffered problems from ill-fitting shoes

• Study found that half of women put up with pain of high heels to look good
• Podiatrists say nearly all foot conditions are caused by poorly fitting shoes
• Long-term damage includes, bunions, arthritis, stress fractures and trapped nerves that could require surgery and steroid injections

Women's 'no pain no gain' attitude to shoes is putting them at risk of permanent foot injury, medical experts have warned.

A study has shown that stylish high heeled shoes cause women pain after just an hour and six minutes and that just under half admit to putting up with the rubbing or pinching to look good.

The research also discovered a staggering nine in ten women have experienced problems with their feet and 20 per cent say they are 'embarrassed' by them after years of forcing them into high heels.

Medical experts have said that wearing high heels forces a woman's foot into an unnatural shape which 

can cause intense pain and long-term, irreparable damage such as arthritis

The poll, carried out by the College of Podiatry, found that a third of women admitted to having worn heels they knew did not fit, simply because they 'looked nice' and could not find a pair in their size.

But consultant podiatrist Mike O'Neill, from the College of Podiatry, warned that squeezing feet into smaller shoes can cause long-term damage including arthritis, stress fractures, and trapped nerves, which may even require surgery or steroid injections. Read more at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2334999/Are-high-heels-really-worth-9-10-women-make-wrong-choice-suffer-pain-just-hour.html