Wellness Wire
Friday, February 25, 2011
Skechers Shape-ups blamed for hip fractures in lawsuit
By That’s Fit
Skechers Shape-up shoes claim they can tone your legs, but one woman is saying they injured hers.
Ohio resident Holly Ward has filed a lawsuit against the company stating that she developed stress fractures in both hips as a result of wearing the shoes.
Ward said that she wore the toning shoes during her job as a waitress and, after five months, developed severe pain in her hips. According to the lawsuit, the 38-year-old had no previous injuries and had a healthy bone density of a young woman, thereby alleging that the shoes were the culprits of her stress fractures. Read more…
My mom got a stress fracture in her foot from these shoes. Just goes to show there is no “easy way out” if you want to work your muscles. Good old fashioned exercise is the way to go.
Love love. Love SKECHERS. Shapeups. Comfortable. Attractive. Nice calves. Getting. Another pair. Shame on those mone on money hungry people ..know. your. Limits. Lets just. Sue the high heel company. That I got a blister from…