How to Avoid New Year's Eve High Heel Hell

If you're wearing high heels on New Years, chances are your feet won't be celebrating. Rather, your feet will be experiencing high heel hell. Hours of partying in stilettos can cause all sorts of foot problems and pains throughout night, as well as lead to a high heel hangover the following day. The most common foot problems that arise from a guilty night in heels include: skin sores, pain in the ball of the foot, bunion irritation, hammer toe pain and/or heel abrasions. If you want to be protect your feet, follow these 5 steps so that your feet don't cramp your night: Moisturize. Skin sores and abrasions commonly occur on areas that receive friction. Therefore, it's important to keep your feet hydrated to combat against skin breakdown. Dry cracked is more susceptible. At risk areas include, the back of the heel, tops of the toes, bunion area and the ball of the foot. It's better to moisturize regularly. Be sure to moisturize before you don those heels. Urea based creams can be great for severely dry feet. Pad prominent areas. Since high heels put the foot in an unnatural position, some parts of the foot become very prominent and can become red, swollen and inflamed from direct pressure. High heel shoes with a pointy toe box can cause a bunion to emerge. Bunion surgery is not necessary from one night of pain, rather wear a cushion over the bunion to prevent irritation in the first place. A higher heel shoe causes buckling of the smaller toes which tempo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news