shoes for foot and back pain

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Usually any "flat" shoe (without much of hee) that has good support, enough room in the toe box and that is comfortable would be a good choice. Any heel affects the tip of your pelvic girdle and thus, affects your posture, almost always negatively. Also, Earth shoes are not a good choice for 99% of the population, despite their advertising to the contrary. They too affect your posture and are really hard on most people's archilles tendons.

Since having my bouts with back issues, I have found that the least little change in heel height affects how my back feels. Anything with more "heel" than an athletic shoe causes a slight back ache, even a "flat" dress shoe. Also, a totally flat, ballet flat doesn't feel good anymore.

Do you have specific questions? I would say find something that feels comfortable and make that your everyday shoe.

xx M:wave:M
 
I work on a univeristy medical campus and run around all over the place. The only REALLY comfortable shoe I have found is by Earth origins-it is not an "earth shoe". They are just well made and my feet don't hurt at the end of the day. I started wearing a pedometer and there are days I clock two miles of just running around in my day to day activities without ever working out!
Good luck-
Momz :angel:
 
I like my SAS shoes and sandals, although I wear other shoes, too. For foot pain, New Balance sneakers and Clarks shoes are nice, depending on what your foot issue is. My son and husband have foot problems (son wears orthotic braces), so good shoes for feet are a big deal to us regardless of my back problems.
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Meghan
 
I also think New Balance sneakers are very comfortable! And they come in alot of sizes and widths. But the only thing is, it all depenRAB on what is causing your back pain. If it's more of muscle fatigue & spasms from standing all day, then a good shoe may help. But if you have say, nerve compression, or worsening arthritis, etc...it won't matter what kind of shoes you wear.
 
Ive had good luck with Brooks and New Balance sneakers (their high end "walking" sneakers as opposed to "running" sneakers). for dress shoes, I like Drews.

however everyone is different, you really need to go to good store that specializes in footware. your back will thank you.
 
Also the whole issue of posture is really important. If one does not pay careful attention to posture, the whole issue of shoes is negated. There has been so much buzz the past couple years about strengthening "the core," but it turns out that most of us are working at strengthening the wrong muscles!! Most of us do exercises (if we can:() that strengthen the external abdominal obliques -- think sit-ups, etc. But these muscles aren't even attached to the spine, so cannot support it directly. Instead, it is the muscles of the inner corset, the transversus abdominals, that we need to really work on. These little muscles are crucial for lower back stability. Women particularly have to work on these muscles as they get really stretched out during pregnancy. These attach directly to the lurabar fascia and anytime we reach for something, we need these muscles to squeeze to provide stability. When they become weak, we end up herniated a disc when we reach for a cup in a cupboard or bend over to tie a shoe.:mad:
 
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