It can often be seen that some beautiful women wear beautiful and fashionable pointed shoes and walk through the streets and alleys in good spirits. But they don’t know that this kind of pointy shoes, which look sexy, beautiful and fashionable, will not only hurt their feet, but also send them to the operating table. Fashionable high heels and pointed leather shoes are the biggest public enemies of healthy feet.
High heels with too high heels can easily cause damage to ankles, knees, hips and even the spine, which has gradually been recognized by the public. However, the damage caused to the feet by narrow toe caps has not been paid enough attention to. Women who wear pointed high heels for a long time can easily cause hallux valgus, resulting in foot pain. In serious cases, they can not even walk like normal people, or they are at risk of toe osteotomy.
what is hallux valgus?
Hallux valgus means that the joint between the thumb bone and the first metatarsal bone is tilted more than 15 degrees. For women, high heels and narrow toe tips often cause hallux valgus. High heels and pointed shoes make it difficult to fix the heels, squeeze, rub and compress the toes, affect the extension and movement of the toes, and cause discomfort and pain. High heels and pointed shoes destroy the functions of the original three footholds, making the weight of the whole body fall on the front end of the foot when walking, and the toes gradually deform due to the weight of the body, which will cause the phenomenon of hallux valgus.
hallux valgus
Hallux valgus is mainly manifested as foot deformity and pain. Its deformity is that the toe of the foot is valgus, deflected to other toes, and the metatarsal head at the root of the toe of the foot is prominent. When the deformity is serious, the protruding part of the toe bone may be hemispherical, and the second toe may protrude to the back of the foot due to extrusion. Most patients with severe deformities will have pain of different degrees. The pain is mainly caused by the protruding part of the metatarsal head, which is squeezed and rubbed by the upper for a long time, resulting in local skin thickening and bone hyperplasia, and bursa and bursitis can occur subcutaneously at this place, causing redness, swelling and pain.
how to prevent hallux valgus
1. Avoid wearing pointed high-heeled shoes for a long time is the main measure to prevent hallux valgus. Shoes with wide front and no high heels should be used as far as possible, especially when exercising or walking for a long distance.
2. If you must wear high-heeled shoes at certain work or occasions, it is recommended to soak your feet in hot water to relieve soft tissue spasm after you go home. When you have to wear high heels to work, you should also choose shoes with heels no more than 5cm.
3. Prepare a pair of comfortable flat shoes in the office and wear them alternately with high heels to reduce local fatigue.
4. If you find yourself suffering from hallux valgus, you can clamp cotton pads between the first and second toes or use a professional toe divider. At night, you can use a hallux valgus corrector and adopt physical conservative treatment to gradually straighten the big toe.
5. Most patients with hallux valgus have flat feet with complications. Wear orthopedic shoes or flat foot insoles to prevent flat feet.
6. If the hallux valgus is serious and has to be treated surgically, you should choose to receive treatment in a regular hospital. Don’t believe the “small advertisement”.
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