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High heels might make you feel sexy, but think about the future health consequences - Seattle Times Posted: 12 Aug 2010 07:55 PM PDT If there's one thing to be learned from "Sex and the City," it's that women love high heels. Sure, they might be painful to wear and challenging to walk in (for some of us, anyway), but as the saying goes, beauty is pain. But blisters might not be the only downside to wearing high heels. In fact, the damage might be occurring higher up on the body — in the ankle, knee and hip, according to new research being presented later this month at the annual meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Another key finding: The higher the heel, the greater the risk. The study was conducted by Danielle Barkema, a kinesiology student pursuing a master's degree at Iowa State University (who admits to wearing high heels occasionally herself). She said she got the idea from her twin sister, who wears heels all day in her department store job and noticed that many of her older heel-wearing colleagues had problems with their knees and hips. To test the consequences of wearing fancy footwear, Barkema recruited 15 women and asked them to strut around her laboratory on a special platform that measured the motion of their joints and the forces acting upon them. Sensors and motion cameras also documented the force and pressure in the women's legs as they wore flats, 2-inch heels and 3.5-inch heels. It turned out that their knees and ankles absorbed the most wear and tear. Higher heels increased the compression inside the knee, creating additional joint pain and strain, Barkema said in an interview. Wearing heels also altered the women's posture, forcing their ankles, knees and hips into unnatural positions that increased their risk for joint degeneration and osteoarthritis, she said. Still, she emphasized that the take-home message of her study is not to eliminate heels from one's wardrobe, but to limit their wear. "It's pretty difficult to tell your friends not to wear high heels," she said. "Just try to limit yourself as much as possible and not wear them every single day." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
MSLP, CW, COIN Stock Highlight BestOtc.com Reports - PR Inside Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:00 AM PDT 2010-07-30 16:59:22 - MusclePharm a fast-growing nutritional supplement company with a proprietary formulation used in eight performance products, is set to announce an exclusive distribution contract with PSI Distribution, a leading supplement distributor in Australia and New Zealand. The exclusive and noteworthy contract will be worth $2 million in annual sales, allowing MusclePharm to expand into the Australian market and continue to grow as an international brand. Included in the exclusive agreement with PSI is a combined opening purchase order of $500,000 dollars in MusclePharm products, which will begin shipping out in August. From there, a minimum Purchase Order of $500,000 in MusclePharm products will be made by PSI every 90 days, allowing MusclePharm to cultivate awareness in an area that has exploded in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Mixed Martial Arts popularity."Securing an exclusive partnership with PSI in the Australian market is a strategic move in taking advantage of the exposure the UFC partnership has created for MusclePharm," MusclePharm Executive Vice President Leonard Armenta said. "We hope to leverage the popularity of the sport, expanding our distribution networks, resulting in increased brand awareness and sales. The UFC audience shows the passionate and loyal qualities that we are targeting for our products." Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) today announced that it has received a contract with a total potential value of $20 million from Moog Aircraft Group to provide solenoids for use on the flight control system of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft. "Curtiss-Wright is pleased to announce our selection by Moog as the supplier of solenoids for use on the Boeing 787," said Martin R. Benante, Chairman and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. "We are very excited to increase our participation and support for this important new aircraft." Curtiss-Wright will manufacture the solenoids at its Motion Control facilities in Tempe, AZ and Nogales, Mexico. Production will begin immediately and continue through 2035. *** Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) today announced the implementation of a series of expense reduction measures that include the reorganization of corporate and other functions at its headquarters in Boston, MA and manufacturing facility in Woodbridge, NJ. This reorganization includes the elimination of a total of 24 corporate and manufacturing positions, representing approximately 50% of the workforce at these locations. The Company expects that these reductions will reduce operating expenses by approximately $2.1 million per year, beginning in the third quarter of 2010. Additionally, the company has entered into discussions with certain creditors in an effort to restructure principal and interest payments related to its Woodbridge, NJ facility. The Company has retained Christopher J. Panos, of Craig and Macauley, the law firm hired to assist in those discussions. The reorganization and related headcount reductions will not impact activity at Converted Organics' Gonzales, California manufacturing facility, where the Company's line of organic liquid fertilizer products are produced and account for approximately 75% of total sales through the first six months of 2010. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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