page_title: High-heeled shoe
section_title: Health impacts
hierarchical_section_title: High-heeled shoe / Health impacts
caption_attribution_description: The Achilles' tendon. PD image from Gray's Anatomy, from bartleby.com .
context_page_description: High heels are a type of shoe in which the heel, compared with the toe, is significantly higher off the ground. They make the wearer appear taller, accentuates the muscle tone in their legs and makes their legs appear visibly taller. There are many types of high heels, which come in different styles, colors and materials, and can be found all over the world. They have significant cultural and fashionable meanings attached to them, which have been largely shaped by historical contexts over the past 1,000 years. Wearing high heels is associated with some health problems.
caption: Diagram of an Achilles-tendon
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