I guess it always happens that people find 'problems' with current fashions but the recent report of an Australian woman having severe damage to the muscles of her legs by squatting whilst wearing skinny jeans is a bit more extreme than usual (http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/22/skinny-jeans-bad-for-your-health-scientific-evidence). Admittedly, the woman presumably had really tight jeans (she was also 35) and had apparently remained in the unusual squatting position for some time but she ended up collapsing, having to have the jeans cut away from her swollen legs in hospital, lost all feeling in her lower legs and developed signs of myonecrosis (muscle death). I will stick to the flares!
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Fashion Victims?
I guess it always happens that people find 'problems' with current fashions but the recent report of an Australian woman having severe damage to the muscles of her legs by squatting whilst wearing skinny jeans is a bit more extreme than usual (http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/22/skinny-jeans-bad-for-your-health-scientific-evidence). Admittedly, the woman presumably had really tight jeans (she was also 35) and had apparently remained in the unusual squatting position for some time but she ended up collapsing, having to have the jeans cut away from her swollen legs in hospital, lost all feeling in her lower legs and developed signs of myonecrosis (muscle death). I will stick to the flares!
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