I’ll never forget the day Dr. Chris Testerman, foot and ankle specialist at the Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic, broke the news that I had a stress fracture in my left foot. Shock and dismay settled in ...

Nearly every ad I see on TikTok is for this video game about walking in comically high-heeled shoes. High Heels! is inescapable — so I downloaded it this afternoon. The only break I’ve taken from ...

Max Barnish has received no funding for this work or any related work, but participated in the 2016 petition to the UK Government raising awareness around issues related to high heel wear at ...

There are plenty of reasons why women wear high heels today — to dress up an outfit or lengthen one's silhouette, for example — but centuries ago, the shoes served a much different purpose. High heels ...

Men and women have been wearing elevated shoes for thousands of years. Back in ancient Egypt, wearing high heels was an indication of upper class status. Now, high heels are a part of fashion. But the ...