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 “I’d been having knee problems that even my running shoes couldn’t help, so when my pilates instructor suggested I try MBT’s I decided, okay, why not, things can’t get worse. Almost immediately, I felt relief. Now no other shoe comes close to making my knees feel as good. If someone told me I could only take one thing to a desert island I’d have to leave behind the good book, the favorite cd, even the best friend, and take the MBTs. With them I could walk the perimeter of that island day after day to wave down passing ships, and enjoy it, pain-free.”
— Caroline Paul, ex-Fire Fighter |
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“Thanks, Ellie! I love my MBT shoes. After the birth of my second child,
my hips and legs ached all the time. As a Pilates Instructor, I was using Pilates exercises to correct alignment issues and imbalances, and when I started wearing my MBT's while pushing my double stroller I enhanced my ability to take my Pilates knowledge out of the studio and made a real difference in the way I walked and held myself. My hips and legs stopped hurting right away and my legs got more toned. I'm still experiencing the ongoing benefits of walking in my MBT's.”
—Kristen Iuppenlatz
Owner, Resilience Pilates Studio, Sebastopol, CA |
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“I can speak to you about Morton's Neuroma and the MBT shoes because I have Morton's Neuroma, as well as do several of my clients, and the shoes have been amazing. In addition to the shoes, I recommend daily rolling of the feet with a hard rubber pinky ball (we have them at the studio for $3). You should know that Morton's Neuroma isn't always caused by bad footwear, I work in bare feet, but also from incorrect posture resulting from tight or weak muscles or postural imbalances from past injuries.
First I can explain how I came across the shoes and my experience with them. The shoes have been used in Europe for over ten years and many studies have been documented both in the sports medicine and fitness fields. I am a certified pilates-based rehabilitation trainer and was training a client that has had two foot surgeries, plantar fasciitis and Morton's Neuroma. For clients with foot/ankle issues we use the wobbly shoes (from OPTP) to reintroduce core stability and rebalance. These wobbly shoes introduce instability while walking. The effort required to maintain balance subconsiously activates the glutes and stabalizes the muscles of the pelvis, and relieves pressure to the foot. It also can help neuromuscularly reconnect breaks in nerve patterns, again, usually from imbalances from past injuries.
My client had just come back from Europe and told me someone had made tennis shoes based on the same technology that the wobbly shoes use. I ordered a pair to try out and see if the claims were true. As a former dancer and track runner, I have had torn meniscus in both knees, only one of which has been repaired, and the neuroma, and hadn't been able to run or dance for years without pain. I started wearing the shoes gradually more each day and had slight discomfort in my knees, but in terms of muscle soreness, not injury. I also felt numbness in my toes for the first 4 days, you should know that this is normal. I also felt my hamstrings and gluts and abdominals alot more when wearing the shoes. It's been just over a year since I started wearing the shoes and I am now able to run 2 miles three times a week, take dance class without pain and just climbed El Castillo without a hitch (going down stairs used to be a real problem for me). I love these shoes! This is how we came to carry the shoes and have begun to hear and see many success stories.
Also know that different styles of the shoes fit differently. If you have a wider foot, the red leather shoes or the sling back seems to work better. You want to make sure that you find a proper fit so that there is no pressure on the toes or slipping of the heel.
We have taken the principles of Pilates and joined them with the MBT shoes to teach correct alignment in functional positions.
The Walk-ilates class begins with Pilates Mat exercises and standing balances (in your MBT's) plus releases and stretches to get you walking in optimal alignment. Then we walk outside and practice proper gait. Everyone receives personal corrections to address their gait patterns.
I hope this information was helpful. Please feel free to contact me if you have furtherquestions.”
—Nancy Myers |
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