科普：长期穿高跟鞋会损害双脚
Wearing heels for more than 3 years could do you harm
An elegant pair of heels can seem the perfect way to complete a smart outfit.
一双优雅的高跟鞋能为一身时髦的衣着锦上添花.
But women who wear them too often may find the downsides soon outweigh the benefits – as research shows they can cause a potentially harmful imbalance in the feet.
但女性过多穿高跟鞋也许弊大于利.研究表明,高跟鞋会导致足部肌肉失衡,而这种失衡有潜在危害性.
Scientists examined the effect of the footwear on women who don high heels regularly for work.
科学家们研究了那些日常工作穿高跟鞋的女性受到的影响.
They found that despite initially strengthening important muscles around the ankle, after three years the shoes led to some muscles becoming dominant – increasing the risk of sprains.
他们发现,尽管一开始高跟鞋使脚踝周围重要的肌肉变得强壮, 但3年后,它们会导致一些肌肉过于强�.扌沃性黾恿伺ど说姆缦�.
'As high heels are in fashion and sometimes required for certain professions, many women may be unaware of the extent to which [the shoes] may be weakening their dynamic balance,' said Dr Yong-Seok Jee, from Hanseo University in South Korea.
韩国韩瑞大学的季永颂博士说："穿高跟鞋是一种时尚,有时候穿高跟鞋也是出于职业要求,许多女性也许没有察觉到穿高跟鞋会一定程度上削弱她们的动态平衡."
'Eventually, major accidents such as falls and serious ankle sprains can result without proper maintenance and conditioning.'
"最终,在缺乏适当保养和调节情况下,摔倒和严重的脚踝扭伤等一类的严重状况都有可能发生."
Dr Jee's team studied 40 professional women who wear heels of10cmor higher at least three times a week.
季博士的小组研究了40名职业女性,她们一周至少穿三次鞋跟在10厘米或以上的高跟鞋.
They regularly measured the women's ankle strength, and found that two of the four main muscles started becoming dominant after between one and three years of regular wear.
