MBT Shoes Reduce Lower Back Pain

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These types of shoes were developed by a Swiss engineer Karl Muller. He noticed that his back pain was reduced when walking barefoot and he found that the (barefoot) Masai tribesmen of Africa are famous for their excellent posture and don't suffer from back pain.

Muller came to the conclusion that walking barefoot on soft ground was better for your back and joints than walking on a hard surface. He decided to design a shoe which would mimic the effect of walking on a soft yielding surface such as grass or sand.

So he developed the Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) range of footwear, and his company is swissmasai. Various research has been done on MBT or "anti-shoes" and the company has a whole bunch on their site.

The claims are that this decreases back pain. Have you tried these shoes, or other similar ones from Skechers and other manufacturers ?

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Here's the pitch from Skechers for the MBT equivalent shoes. Skechers calls them Shape-Ups.



Have you tried them? Did you notice any effect on your back pain?

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It is the first physiological footwear that has a positive effect on the whole body.