| In today's society, much value is put on the way | | | | agree that as important looking fashionable is, the |
| people look and how they dress. This is not surprising | | | | body's health is too big a sacrifice. |
| because a person's status is usually equated with | | | | Doctors of chiropractic medicine do not want to |
| their fashion. The belief that the more fashionable a | | | | cramp people's styles, so the ACA offers guidelines |
| person is, the more he or she earns because | | | | to looking fashionable AND comfortable. For women |
| designer items are generally very expensive. The | | | | who must wear high heels, they advise bringing and |
| Hollywood and MTV fashion mania affirm this notion | | | | changing into flats in the privacy of their offices or |
| with celebrities showing off and posing for the | | | | for times that their feet feel tired. Using flats for |
| cameras wearing designer clothes and shoes. | | | | walking and changing into heels upon reaching the |
| Unfortunately, fashion stylists and designers, in their | | | | office is also an option. Wearing supportive shoes and |
| quest for individualism and unique styles, often create | | | | more stable heels like stacked heels is also advised |
| looks that are attractive but neither comfortable nor | | | | since the body won't need to exert as much effort |
| practical. Women, more than men, are the usual | | | | to balance unlike when wearing designer spikes. Too |
| victims of fashion trends. Statistics show that more | | | | tight clothes are not good because they restrict the |
| women are willing to sacrifice comfort for the sake | | | | natural movement of the body. Instead the ACA |
| of looking fashionable. This is the problem according | | | | advises to wear clothes with some stretch; these will |
| to Dr. Jerome McAndrews, the ACA's spokesperson, | | | | be form-fitting but not restrictive. It is also important |
| because tight clothes and high heels disrupt the | | | | to take unnecessary items out of bags to reduce |
| body's balance and cause muscle strains. Practitioners | | | | weight. Bringing laptops is not necessary if the office |
| of chiropractic medicine also agree since most of the | | | | is equipped with computers. However, if big bags are |
| complaints of their female patients are not caused by | | | | really necessary, it is advised to sling it over the head |
| sports but by excessive wearing of uncomfortable | | | | and across the body so the weight is distributed |
| clothes and shoes. | | | | evenly. If this is not possible, switching shoulders |
| A chiropractic fashion no-no that both men and | | | | often is the next best option. Taking out wallets and |
| women are guilty of is the use of big bags. Bags that | | | | cardholders out of back pockets is advised before |
| are too heavy disrupt the natural movement of the | | | | sitting for a long time such as in traveling or driving. |
| body especially when slung over one shoulder for | | | | Being attuned to the body's responses is very |
| long periods of time. Even the simple and seemingly | | | | important according to the ACA. It is also one of the |
| harmless act of putting wallets in the pants' back | | | | most basic principles of chiropractic medicine. One |
| pockets is also bad. Chiropractic medicine principle | | | | vital aspect of being fashionable and comfortable is |
| states that these can cause undue strain and | | | | maintaining healthy judgement. |
| pressure on the lower back muscles. Chiropractors | | | | |