migraines and stillettos

yesterday in the daily mail an american dr was quoted as saying that stilletoes can cause migraines from the tension they cause in the back.


does this mean us ladies have to be parted from our heels??

I haven't worn heels in years because they kill my feet.
No idea that they would also hurt my head., because I never wear them long enough to find out.
So much for fashion...

I've heard that for years. I had a chriopractor and a doctor tell me that. They said it's an unnatural position and it strains everything from your feet, to your pelvis, to your back and neck.

To give up our heels! Unimaginable. Dawn, I am with you on this.

I suppose there might be some connection between very high heels , bad posture and therefore M, but frankly, I only have a bad posture when I wear completely flat shoes.

I start walking badly and slouch and feel most uncomfortable, especially if I am out and about for longer periods. My legs also get more tired in flat shoes.
My most comfortable shoes are the ones with the medium-high heel.
In any case, I have suffered with M since my childhood, long before I was wearing high heels.

I think this is just another one of these theories, that we are bombarded with.
In any case, what does chiropodist know, that most neurologist don't, I wonder.

I'm sure that it does bother some people. I had to quit wearing heels because of bad feet, so it's a moot point for me. I do think Chiropractors are more specialized in understanding things like how posture can affect your health. I say where ever you can go to get relief, go for it. I won't poo poo any treatment plans that help people deal with pain. Personally, I've seen several neurologists in my 36 years of dealing with this crap. I've always found much more compassion and doctors willing to try different things dealing with other doctors instead of neuroloists. In my experience, they're far less compassionate and much more likely to be set on a treatment plan whether it works or not. I guess it's a different strokes for different folks kind of thing. Love my current PCP. He gets cluster headaches so he truly understands what it's like to live in pain.

I guess it's a different strokes for different folks kind of thing

You are right in that of course, Brenda. Different things work for each of us in different ways, so we need to use, whatever works for us.

For example a chiropractor did not help me in the least, neither did acupuncture was of much use, whilst my two neurologist were/are great. They listen well, they do not rush me, and I can contact them whenever I need to and they get back to me. I feel that they really try to help. They don't always succeed, but we have good relationship.

That's great! I know some people who have had a ton of help from neurologists. I wish I could say I did. I have had some limited success with a chiropractor in the past. Not as much with adjustments as in some trigger point therapy he would do. But he ended up going off the deep end. First he beat another chiropractor up with a lead pipe, then when his family was gone (he lived with his parents and siblings) he set their house on fire and burned it to the ground. Obviously disturbed.