Most women’s shoes take style over comfort, and foot health suffers. However, knowing the impact that shoes have on your health can be a saving grace. Wearing shoes that are pointed and have a narrow toe box, such as closed-front heels, can be bad for your entire health in general and not just your toes.
We have established that restricting your toes can cause painful foot conditions such as capsulitis. When you restrict your toes by wearing narrow or pointed shoes, you contort your toes and connecting metatarsals into an unnatural shape. This forces the foot to be misaligned and therefore forces the rest of your body to overcompensate.