Monday, September 7, 2009

Feet Risk, All in the Name of Fashion.

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Creative Commons License photo credit: valeyoshinoA recent poll found that nearly 4 out of 10 women buy shoes knowing they do not fit.  Also the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists found 37% would wear uncomfortable shoes as long as they were fashionable.  And 17% percent of men admitted to buying shoes in the wrong size.  Not all foot problems can be prevented but, a large majority of problems do result from incorrect or poor footwear.  Next time you are tempted to buy that hot little pair of heals that really doesn't fit (but its so cute); think about corns or ingrowing nails and then see how cute you think it is.  Is it really worth it?

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