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<a href="http://www.freearticlespay.com/article/What-to-Look-for-in-a-High-Heel/" target="_blank">Get Paid to Submit Article like "What to Look for in a High Heel"</a><br /><br />Here are some figures for you. Approximately 3.5 billion dollars are spent each year in the United States for women’s foot surgeries. On top of that enormous cost, the female workforce misses 15 million workdays each year due to foot injuries and surgeries. And unfortunately, many of these foot problems are self-inflicted. <br /> <br /> For some reason, uncomfortable footwear for women has always been in style. Take stiletto heels, for instance. It’s no accident that these uncomfortable shoes were named after a sharp and slender dagger. Popular in the late 1800’s, the Stiletto is back in style in 2009. Walk into any major department store and you’ll find fashionable shoes with five-inch heels (or higher!). Don’t even think about it! Shoes like these are not only harmful to the bone-structure of your feet; they are also killer on your knees. And long nights spent dancing in them will catch up to you. <br /> <br /> Here’s what you have to look forward to if you ignore this advice: hammertoes, claw toes, bunions, corns, calluses, plantar fasciitis, heel pain, ankle injuries and Achilles tendon injuries. In fact, wearing extremely tall high heels can permanently reduce the length of your Achilles tendon, making it impossible for you to wear shoes without heels (goodbye flip-flops in the summer) and reducing your ability to play sports, run comfortably and lead a healthy, active lifestyle.<br /> <br /> When purchasing high heels, look for shoes with a substantial heel that won’t throw you off balance (sometimes really clunky or heavy heels are worse than the itty-bitty ones). You’ll want something that makes you feel solid on your feet so that your body weight is evenly distributed between the ball of your foot and your heel (you shouldn’t feel like you’re balancing on your toes). Limit yourself to heels that are 2 inches or shorter. These shoes will give you just enough lift to show off your legs, but shouldn’t cause or aggravate foot injuries or deformities.<br /> <br /> Luckily, the Stiletto isn’t the only high heel trend in 2009. The square-toe is also back in style. This foot-friendly high heel is much better for the health of your toes than a pointy-nosed shoe. Shoes that cramp the toes can lead to some of the deformities mentioned above (hammertoe, bunions, corns, etc.) as well as to ingrown toenails and fungal toenail infections. Square-toed shoes should give your toes a little bit more room to spread out.<br>Jane Barron works for OddShoeFinder.com,a free online website that helps people find mismatched footwear.Get more information on <a href="http://www.oddshoefinder.com/">deformed feet</a>, <a href="http://www.oddshoefinder.com/">corrective shoes</a> or <a href="http://www.oddshoefinder.com/">foot length difference</a>.