Back pain (also known "dorsalgia") is pain felt in the back that may originate from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine.
The pain may have a sudden onset or it can be a chronic pain, it can be felt constantly or intermittently, stay in one place or refer or radiate to other areas. It may be a dull ache, or a sharp or piercing or burning sensation. The pain may be felt in the neck (and might radiate into the arm and hand), in the upper back, or in the low back, (and might radiate into the leg or foot), and may include symptoms other than pain, such as weakness, numbness or tingling.
Back pain is one of humanity's most frequent complaints. In the U.S., acute low back pain (also called lumbago) is the fifth most common reason for all physician visits. About nine out of ten adults experience back pain at some point in their life, and five out of ten working adults have back pain every year.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

MBT Shoes - Do They Really Work Wonders For Your Cellulite and Back Problems?

MBT shoes is a concept that comes more and more today. Gaining popularity because the testimonies of those who have them, they were writing about are basically in every paper and magazine with dignity. The full name of the shoes are Masai Barefoot Technology shoes, and is an invention of the Swiss engineer Karl Muller. He was suffering from severe back and neck pain for years, and was in his research note that the Masai people in the north-west of Africa had a straight, upright posture and seemed to have very little back problems. He realized that it had all to do with the barefoot walk that Masais has long nomadic hunting and times. Walk barefoot on uneven ground seemed to really fit the Masai. Karl Mueller began the development of a shoe, which mimic that, walking barefoot on different surfaces. The final product was the MBT shoes, and if you try them on for the first time, you are really the feeling of walking on sand; uneven, with some resistance.

The MBT shoes has become a popular way of walking off cellulite and reduce back, Hip and foot problems. And sure, the numbers of research, inter alia, of Sheffield Hallam University in England, on muscle efficiency is quite astonishing. The studies show that the shoes increased the activity of the muscles Gesa by 9% while walking and standing, increased the activity of the rear thigh muscles by 18% and increases the activity of the muscles of the lower extremities by 19%. In addition to the that the study showed that the carrier in 2.5% more oxygen than those walking in conventional shoes. Is not that something? No wonder that these shoes can be said about Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Teri Hatcher, Heidi Klum, Liz Hurley, Cher, Sadie Frost and other Hollywood stars want to stay in shape.

A friend of mine who is the director of the ethnology museum In a minor Midwestern city, claiming that her back pain and heaviness in the legs, increasingly weary, that at the end of their working day, are now all gone, because it only with Barefoot shoes during their work day. Their attitude is much better and Gesa and hamstrings muscles are much firmer. And just by dragging them during the tenure day.

The shoes needs a little time to get used to, and can feel a little Wiggly at first. The best thing is to practice a little from day to day, until you can use it fully. To fully master walking in them usually takes about 1-2 months. Then you can them so much that is comfortable. You can wear it at work, walk the dog whenever simple. I personally use them at least three times per week, if I go out, fitness walking with my Nordic walking sticks. The canes and sticks in combination are sure that a fully equipped gym, and a walk three times or more per week with your MBT shoes are in great shape.

 

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Beatrice Stephenson is a freelance writer on family health and recreation.

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