MBT shoes: do they actually work?
Posted by footwearglobal on July 1, 2008, Tuesday
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July 1, 2008
MBT trainers seem like an unlikely item of footwear to catch the imagination of the young and trendy. With their thick, curved sole and sensible wide straps, they look like the sort of thing you need to wear if one of your legs is shorter than the other. Despite their distinct un-beauty, MBT trainers have, for the last eight years, been cited as the answer to modern-day solution for anything from back problems to cellulite on your bum.
A Sheffield Hallam University study concluded that wearing MBTs was better for the knees, hips and ankles than wearing conventional shoes.
However, recently there has been speculation that MBTs may not be for everyone. The claims as to assisting posture, back, hip and knee problems are not supported by evidence or any good rational explanation.
Article in The Independent discusses the issue
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