Constant wearing of high heels leads to thickening of the Achilles tendon, British scientists have discovered. The study involved 11 women who wore high-heeled shoes and 11 women who walked in flat shoes.
Ultrasound revealed that the length of muscle fibers is 13 percent shorter in women who wore high heels, and they have significantly thicker and shorter Achilles tendons. Scientists believe that the shortening of the fibers is the reason why women experience leg pain when they switch from high-heeled shoes to flats. (www.hrt.hr)
