Summer’s here.  Are you wearing your flip flops?  Are you having back pain?  I’m betting yes because you are here reading this article.  🙂

If you are young, healthy, active and fit with great muscle tone your flip flops might not be causing back pain yet.  The problem is that we are not all fit or active with great muscle tone.

If you don’t have beautiful natural arches in your feet (if you have flat feet) that by itself will create back pain.  Having no arches in your feet causes you to lose the natural curve behind your waist and in your neck.

Here’s why:

Your feet are the support structure for your whole body.  They need arches to do their job correctly.  Your feet are your foundation.

Wearing flip flops with no built-in arch support to support your flat feet allows you to stay in poor collapsed posture.  They weaken your foundation.

But a shoe with a good arch support built in that fits your foot will help you stand up.  It will help you get or keep the natural curves in your back that you used to have.  Those natural curves will help you avoid back pain.

A good sturdy arch support that fits in your shoes will Continue reading Do Flip Flops Cause Back Pain? →