Got Sore Feet?

If you tried complaining about your sore feet to this woman, she’d probably tell you that you have no idea what having sore feet really means. And you thought your shoes were uncomfortable…

The practice of foot binding may have started during the Song Dynasty (960–1279). According to legend, women’s feet were bound in this way in order to impress the emperor. By the 12th century, the practice had become widespread among the upper classes…

…A mother or grandmother started to bind her daughter’s or granddaughter’s feet when the child was around 4-7 years old. The process was started before the arch of the foot had a chance to properly develop. So that the feet were numb, meaning the pain would not be as extreme, binding usually started during the winter months…

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Did you know…Feet aren’t made for heels!

You know those lovely curves you get with high heels? “It’s not a normal anatomical position,” says Teisha Chiarelli, a podiatrist in Glendale, Ariz.

Physicians say high heels are “biomechanically and orthopedically unsound,” citing medical, postural and safety faults of such heels, according to the American Podiatric Medical Association. Among the litany of problems to which stilettos and their sister heels contribute are knee and back problems, disabling injuries in falls and shortened calf muscles, not to mention an awkward, unnatural gait. Health AtoZ

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