Squeezing into killer heels, many women are happy to endure a little pain in the name of fashion.

But medical experts have warned that the trend for cheap Ugg boots is a price too high to pay.

They have said that knock-off versions of the designer boots are crippling a generation of young women, ‘literally breaking’ their feet.

With just six months of wear women could saddle themselves with a lifetime of foot deformities, backache and pain in their feet.

And a phrase has even been coined for the gait of devoted wearers – the Ugg ’shuffle’ – which describes the lopsided, pigeon-toed way in which cheap versions of the boots force women to walk.

Top brand Ugg Australia boots, which cost from £150, are worn by celebrities including Kate Moss and Cameron Diaz, sparking a craze for the flat, furry generic boots.

But low-cost imitations often provide inadequate foot support.

With each step the wearer’s feet slide around. This can cause the feet to splay which flattens the foot arch and leads to wear and tear on the joints in the feet, knees, hips and back.

As a result leading podiatrist and chiropodists have seen a stark rise in the number of women  suffering toe deformities, backache and pain in their feet.

They have expressed their concern and warned against children wearing the unsupported boots as their feet are still forming, increasing the risk of long-term damage. 

Since the beginning of winter, many boots counters are respected by women consumers. Orthopedic experts point out that if the boots are not worn properly, it will result in "boots disease" which brings implications for your health.

In the cold winter, the fashionable girls have already worn a variety of high – integration boots, but they do not know that wearing them for long time may bring health problems to you. Some girls appear slightly swollen under 1 / 3 of the calf and lateral calf pain and even pain at the dorsal foot after long time wearing high boots, which result in "syndrome of superficial nerve compression at peroneal part".In addition, it may occur tenosynovitis, fat pad inflammation and beriberi. All of which are collectively called "boots disease".

In general, there are three major factors to lead "boots" disease: too small shoe shape, too tight boots waist and the high boots heels.

So what can we do?

First of all, the size of boots should fit. Women who love beauty must choose a pair of boots with the suitable size to their feet, and they should take comfort as a precondition while paying attention to their good shape.
Second, the waist of boots should not be too tight, because it is easy to do bad to the cycle of peripheral nerves, and makes your legs feel cold. In addition, the high – integration boots have poor ventilation, so excessive sweat can not cleared in time after exercise, so as to create the conditions for the anaerobic bacteria and fungi, so we can say that long time wearing boots are easy to lead to tinea pedis.
Third, the heels of boots should not be too high, from a physical health perspective, wearing with high heels can amortize the shock to the brain in the walking process to a certain extent. However, the above – mentioned benefits of high – heeled shoes should take an "appropriate height" as a precondition. For example, a pair of UGG boots is a good choice.

In order to avoid the harm caused by high – integration boots, experts recommend to purchase the boots not more than five centimeters, and 3 – 4 cm is appropriate; shoe heels should not too small to support body weight stably; the head segment should be slightly loose to supply more space for the toes and the feet; in addition, girls in the growth and development are not appropriate to wear high – heeled boots in order not to avoid the normal development of bones.