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Women using the #KuToo tag have compared wearing high heels to foot binding. [1] Many women work long hours on their feet and/or in uncomfortable positions. This can lead to foot pain and conditions such blisters and bunions that interfere with work and well-being. [14] [15] High heel shoes pose many physical risks aside from blistering and ...
There is evidence that high-heel-wearers fall more often, especially with heels higher than 2.5 cm, [7] even if they were not wearing high heels at the time of the fall. [6] Wearing high heels is also associated with musculoskeletal pain , [ 6 ] specifically pain in the paraspinal muscles (muscles running up the back along the spine) [ 1 ] and ...
Some mold produce mycotoxins, chemical components of their cell walls, that can pose serious health risks to humans and animals. "Toxic mold" refers to mold which produce mycotoxins, such as Stachybotrys chartarum. [7] [dubious – discuss] Exposure to high levels of mycotoxins can lead to neurological disorders and death [citation needed ...
A high heel policy is a regulation or law about the wearing of high heels, which may be required or forbidden in different places and circumstances. Historically in the West high heels were associated with aristocrats for cosmetic reasons, to emphasize social status among an elite who could afford to wear impractical footwear, to raise their ...
Nude heel: Stockings without reinforcement in the heel area. Opaque: Stockings made of yarn which give them a heavier appearance (usually 40 denier or greater). Point heel: in a Fully Fashioned stocking it is a heel in which the reinforced part ends in a triangle shape. RHT: Abbreviation of reinforced heel and toe.
"Front-load washers are notorious for growing mold and mildew in the washer seal and the detergent drawer, and they smell awful," she explains. "If you have mold in your seals, glove up, pour some ...
A peep-toe shoe is a woman's shoe (usually a pump, slingback, bootie, or any other dress shoe) in which there is an opening at the toe box which allows the toes to show. Peep-toe shoes were popular beginning in the 1940s [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but disappeared by the 1960s. [ 3 ]
Knee-high stockings are more comfortable, easier to apply, and wearing them increases patients' compliance with treatment. [22] Knee-high stockings are easier to size for limb measurement than thigh-high compression stockings. [9] Thigh-high compression stockings may create a tourniquet effect and cause localized restriction when rolled down. [23]