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Wearing high heels for too long turns out to be quite dangerous for your legs. A recent study showed that it could cause changes to your muscles and tendon, and at the worse point you feel pain even when wearing flats or flip-flops.

According to the study which was published today in the Journal of Experimental Biology, a woman’s calf muscle fiber could shrink by 13% if the wear high heels (2 inches or higher) for five days or more. Not only does it shrinks your muscle, it could also thicken your Achilles tendon by 22%. (more…)

Dysmenorrhoea or better known as menstrual pain is a common complaint experienced by women in the lower abdomen. Menstruation pain does not occur only in the lower abdomen. Some adolescent girls are often felt in the lower back, hips, upper thigh pelvis until your calf muscles.

This uncomfortable feeling caused by intense contraction of the abdominal muscles while removing the blood. This is a very intense contraction then causes the muscles tighten. Muscle tension is not only happening in your abdominal muscles, but also the supporting muscles of the abdominal muscles located on the lower back, waist, hip, thigh to calf. (more…)