In today's society, much value is put on the way people lookand how they dress. This is not surprising because a person's status is usuallyequated with their fashion. The belief that the more fashionable a person is,the more he or she earns because designer items are generally very expensive.The Hollywood and MTV fashion mania affirm this notion with celebrities showingoff and posing for the cameras wearing designer clothes and shoes.Unfortunately, fashion stylists and designers, in their quest for individualismand unique styles, often create looks that are attractive but neithercomfortable nor practical. Women, more than men, are the usual victims offashion trends. Statistics show that more women are willing to sacrificecomfort for the sake of looking fashionable. This is the problem according toDr. Jerome McAndrews, the ACA's spokesperson, because tight clothes and highheels disrupt the body's balance and cause muscle strains. Practitioners ofchiropractic medicine also agree since most of the complaints of their femalepatients are not caused by sports but by excessive wearing of uncomfortableclothes and shoes.


A chiropractic fashion no-no that both men and women areguilty of is the use of big bags. Bags that are too heavy disrupt the naturalmovement of the body especially when slung over one shoulder for long periodsof time. Even the simple and seemingly harmless act of putting wallets in thepants' back pockets is also bad. Chiropractic medicine principle states thatthese can cause undue strain and pressure on the lower back muscles.Chiropractors agree that as important looking fashionable is, the body's healthis too big a sacrifice.


Doctors of chiropractic medicine do not want to cramppeople's styles, so the ACA offers guidelines to looking fashionable ANDcomfortable. For women who must wear high heels, they advise bringing andchanging into flats in the privacy of their offices or for times that theirfeet feel tired. Using flats for walking and changing into heels upon reachingthe office is also an option. Wearing supportive shoes and more stable heelslike stacked heels is also advised since the body won't need to exert as mucheffort to balance unlike when wearing designer spikes. Too tight clothes arenot good because they restrict the natural movement of the body. Instead theACA advises to wear clothes with some stretch; these will be form-fitting butnot restrictive. It is also important to take unnecessary items out of bags toreduce weight. Bringing laptops is not necessary if the office is equipped withcomputers. However, if big bags are really necessary, it is advised to sling itover the head and across the body so the weight is distributed evenly. If thisis not possible, switching shoulders often is the next best option. Taking outwallets and cardholders out of back pockets is advised before sitting for along time such as in traveling or driving.


Beingattuned to the body's responses is very important according to the ACA. It isalso one of the most basic principles of chiropractic medicine. One vitalaspect of being fashionable and comfortable is maintaining healthy judgement.

 

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