Results: Joys and Hazards of High Heels (Part 2 of 2)
Published on 07/31/2022
Wearing sky-high heels can be hazardous to your health.
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Wearing high heels and stilettos can damage your body. It's especially problematic the way high heels shift the wearer's body weight forward onto the ball of the foot and toes. Which of the following injury possibilities were you aware of?
Hammer toes (as pictured above)
37%
773 votes
Bunions
44%
926 votes
Corns and/or calluses
43%
904 votes
Hyperextension in toes
14%
289 votes
Constricted blood flow in the feet can cause vessels to break.
17%
349 votes
Ankle sprains
41%
869 votes
Sore calf muscles
36%
751 votes
Can contribute to protruding veins on legs
17%
360 votes
The awkward curvature of legs puts too much pressure on knees, which can lead to osteoarthritis.
16%
344 votes
Lower back pain
38%
808 votes
Hip problems
27%
558 votes
Can create shortened Achilles tendons
14%
301 votes
Can throw off posture and gait to the point of causing arthritis in the spine.
18%
379 votes
NA
33%
695 votes
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Does becoming aware of the hazards of wearing stilettos affect your attitude about wearing them?
I'm a man and don't wear stilettos.
11%
235 votes
I'm a woman and don't wear stilettos.
40%
848 votes
I will stop wearing stilettos.
2%
46 votes
I will severely curtail wearing stilettos.
2%
35 votes
I will wear stilettos less often.
3%
64 votes
I will continue to wear them as I value fashion over physical wellbeing.
1%
21 votes
I will continue to wear them as I think the hazards are exaggerated.
1%
17 votes
I will continue to wear them until I start to have issues.
1%
30 votes
Other
2%
32 votes
N/A
37%
772 votes
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I used to eat in fine dining restaurant in which the owner required his female servers to wear high heels. While I understood that the women chose to work there, I had much sympathy for their having to tote and balance heavy trays of food. What's your response? Please choose all that apply.
That seems like an unreasonable requirement.
51%
1065 votes
That seems like a sexist requirement.
35%
733 votes
It's worth the servers' discomfort to be able to see them in heels.
3%
69 votes
If you can't handle serving in heels, don't work there.
9%
189 votes
I'm indifferent.
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92 votes
I think it's a great idea.
1%
29 votes
I wouldn't mind serving food in high heels.
1%
18 votes
N/A
30%
636 votes
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I go to a specialist who wears stilettos to work. Every time I hear her heels click-clacking down the hall as she approaches the exam room, I shake my head. I shouldn't be judgmental, but I guess I am annoyed that a physician chooses to set such a questionable example. Your reaction? Please choose all that apply.
She is allowed to wear what she wants.
37%
767 votes
If it bugs you so much, find another doctor.
14%
291 votes
This is a trivial concern.
11%
224 votes
I wouldn't care what she wears, as long as she's a good physician.
30%
621 votes
I'm indifferent.
6%
127 votes
It seems like poor judgment on her part.
14%
296 votes
Why would she risk her health?
9%
189 votes
It sounds unnecessarily painful and tiring.
13%
279 votes
It seems vain and shallow to me.
9%
182 votes
Other
1%
16 votes
N/A
31%
655 votes
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