High heel pain
November 15, 2010
A THIRD of Australian women
who wear high heels would
continue to do so against medical
advice, according to a new survey
conducted by Bupa Australia.
The poll, involving around 1000
Australian women, found that
whilst 93% of respondents
acknowledged that walking in heels
increased their risk of long term
health concerns, including lower
back pain, they were happy to
continue to do so.
“Regularly wearing high heels
can have some very serious longterm
impacts including
osteoarthritis, a shortening of the
Achilles tendon as well as ankle,
knee, and hip joint misalignment,”
said Dr Christine Bennett, cmo of
Bupa Australia.
The company also revealed that
last year 2251 Australian members
of its MBF, HBA and Mutual
Community health funds had bunion
operations at a total cost of $1.2m.
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