Crocs on the carpet: Gayle King makes a statement against heel pain [Video]

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Recently CBS Morning’s Gayle King and Brook Shields both created a lot of buzz after wearing Crocs instead of high heels on the red carpet. Gayle said she was have a tendonitis flare up and Brook had foot surgery. Their fashion choices are bringing up a lot of debate about the danger of high heels.

Research from the University of Maryland shows before the pandemic about 16,000 women went to the ER every year because of high heel related injuries. So WFMY News 2’s Ben Briscoe talked about how to make safe choices for your feet  with Dr. Snow Daws, an orthopedic surgeon from Novant Health.

DAWS: High heels puts a lot of pressure through your forefoot. So your toes and the metatarsal bones, which are the small bones that support from your mid foot to your forefoot. The …