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　Be they stilettos, wedges, pumps or kitten heels, women have enjoyed a long love-affair with high heels. But a concerning new study may take the sheen off the relationship.

　　’Ashley began work as a retail manager at a department store in Chicago a few years ago,’ Ms Barkema said.

　　’She, as well as most of her co-workers, wore high heels on a daily basis. She noticed a lot of the women, especially older women who had been wearing high heels regularly, had various problems – problems with their knees and hips and so on.’

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