A 47-year-old member asked:
can wearing heels lead to over-pronation/supination?
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Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered
Podiatry 28 years experience
Wearing heels : Can cause a contracted achilles' tendon or equinis condition. The heels wearing is placing the foot in an abnormal sagital plane. Inv/eve, and varus/valgus positions do not come into play as much as the sagital plane.
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Last updated Feb 8, 2013
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