Skinny jeans have been implicated in a woman losing feeling in her legs. But does this show that they’re harmful?
You’ve probably seen recent headlines decrying that staple of teens and hipsters everywhere (regardless of gender), the skinny jeans, as being bad for your health, after an article in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
The article was a case study of a woman who, after helping a relative move house, found that her legs and ankles were weak, to the point where she fell and couldn’t get up again. She had spent the day squatting for prolonged periods of time, whilst wearing skinny jeans. The doctors concluded she had compartment syndrome, where compressed muscles and nerves can cease to function properly. She was cut out of the offending trousers and had to spend four days in hospital recovering.
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