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'Stiletto stand' urged on unions
(BBC 14/09/2009)
Union members have voted to take a stand against the risks of wearing high heels in the workplace in favour of more "sensible shoes". Delegates at the TUC congress in Liverpool backed a motion requiring some employers to carry out risk assessments about workers' footwear. The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists says lower limb injuries cost two million working days a year. But some unions say individuals should be allowed to wear what they want.
Women 'risk their feet in the name of fashion'
(BBC 07/09/2009)
Nearly four in 10 women buy shoes knowing they do not fit, a poll of 2,000 reveals. The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists found 37% would wear uncomfortable shoes as long as they were fashionable. And 17% of men admit buying shoes in the wrong size. Although 80% of the women said they suffered foot problems like corns or ingrowing nails, only four in ten of the men and women surveyed sought help.
The '£29million agony of the high-heel brigade: Women 'are footing a costly bill to fix problems left by towering shoes'
(Daily Mail 01/10/2008)
They make you look taller, leaner and simply more glamorous. But British women are said to be spending £29million a year on fixing foot problems left by their high heels. A podiatrist's parade of bunions, corns, bent toes and trapped nerves are treated every year. More women are turning to private treatment because of NHS waiting lists, researchers claim.
If the shoe fits, and other hints for putting your child's feet first
(Daily Mail 20/09/2008)
Properly fitted shoes are essential, yet most school starters are wearing the wrong size.
High heel horrors! The hidden costs of the extra inches
(Daily Mail 09/09/2008)
More women are wearing higher heels, and for longer, and experts are increasingly concerned about the longterm damage they are doing to their feet.
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