Skinny Jeans Cause Nerve Damage? That's Just Great
Filed under: Style in the News, Jeans
Queen of the skinny jeans, Kate Moss. Photo: Getty Images
Apparently there is a nerve that runs down the side of your leg and, as the article quotes New Orleans neurologist Dr. John England, "Anything that is tight around there could potentially compress the nerve that goes there."
(Oh, and wearing high heels only makes it worse because of the unnatural way they push your pelvis forward. What else are we wearing that's bad for us?)
Women have reported tingling sensations in their legs and -- in some cases -- full-on numbness. The symptoms are temporary and when you take off the jeans things should return to normal, but still -- kinda creepy!
Here's the big question:
If you know your skinny jeans could cause your leg to go numb does that make you think twice about wriggling into them? Or do you not care?
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