These shoes are an “advanced scientific shoe that has the most rocker bottom and support, even with a spring element that can help with the mechanics of the foot,” he says.

More information: Juan Francisco Lisón et al. Effects and underlying mechanisms of unstable shoes on chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial, Clinical Rehabilitation (2018).

As the coordinator of the CEU UCH master's degree, Pablo Salvador, explains, "patients with chronic low back pain are usually advised to perform exercises to strengthen the muscles in their back ...

Asociación RUVID. "Rocker bottom shoes help reduce chronic low back pain." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3 March 2018. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 03 / 180303095449.htm>.

There have been several versions of the rocker shoes available in the United States since 2005. So far, studies to determine the effectiveness of the shoes have had varied and conflicting results.

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He doesn't sell MBTs because he says the price is too high for his customers, but he does carry rocker bottom versions in the $100 range. "They're never recommended for running," he says.