03/18/2009    

PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS

Moderation is the Key to High-Heel Use: NY Podiatrist

Podiatrist Jacqueline Sutera, DPM says her Manhattan practice routinely treats well-heeled women who limp into her office suffering from everything from hammertoes to pinched nerves to permanently shortened Achilles tendons – conditions that keep Sutera in the O.R. three days a week. Her practice has tripled in the last three years, she says, proving that apparently you can put a price on pain.

Dr. Jacqueline Sutera

According to Dr. Sutera, when it comes to high heels, size definitely matters – as does how long you wear them. “Any heels over 3 inches with a pointy forefoot” are the very worst a woman can wear, she explains, adding “Moderation is the key.” Sutera herself typically wears high-fashion heels at work (her office has a foot-friendly cork floor). But she puts on a “commuter shoe” – a sneaker or rubber-soled flat with shock absorption – for trips to and from the office.

  

Source: Lisa Earle McLeod, Pink Magazine [Feb/Mar 2009]