MBT Approved Healthcare Stockists
Shanilla Isabel Diaz is skilled in fitting and explaining MBT Physiological Footwear. “I came across MBT’s while looking to find ways to help my own back problem from an old dance injury and I was impressed with the results. Although I have retired from dancing, I work long hours as an osteopath and I feel that wearing MBT’s helps me to maintain a good posture and protect my back. I am pleased to be able to offer this service and stock a selection of MBT’s at my Osteopathy practice based in Fulham London SW6”
Contact me on 0207 736 1846 to arrange your free MBT fitting and training session. Appointments are available 7 days a week, evenings and weekends.
Don't forget that you can get £5 off Osteopathy treatment with every purchase of MBT!
How can wearing MBTs benefit your health?
The step rolling action movement of the MBT creates tremendous benefit. MBT’s can help with knee and back problems, relieve tension in the neck and ease joint pains. These claims stand up to scientific research - an increasing number of studies acknowledge the numerous health benefits of MBT which is why the "MBT" is prescribed by doctors and healthcare professionals.
MBT footwear has a curved sole which activates and strengthens your body's supporting muscles through natural instability. This has a positive effect on your feet as well as your entire body.
Visit mbt.com for more information or contact Shanilla Isabel Diaz at Fulham Osteopathic Care on 020 7736 1846 or contact us online by clicking here.
How MBT Works
MBT believes that the way we walk and the ground we walk on significantly impacts human health and fitness. This is because our body is not built to walk on hard and flat surfaces, but designed to tread on natural, uneven ground. MBT’s curved sole technology creates natural instability that causes the body to automatically compensate by using different muscles to restore balance.
Research shows that MBTs can help to:
- Improve posture and gait
- Relieve neck and lower back pain
- Exercise a large group of muscles including legs, buttocks and abdominals
- Tone the body and aid weight loss
- Reduce stress on back, hip and knee joints
- Improve ankle joint stability and balance
The key to MBT is our revolutionary, curved sole construction. The interplay of the patented shank, the PU midsole, and the Masai Sensor creates natural instability which normally is only experienced when walking barefoot on soft, uneven ground. This natural instability can activate the body’s supporting muscle system and has positive effects on the entire body. More than 10 years of research have gone into developing this revolutionary design.
The Science and the Benefits
Science Under Our Feet
The MBT Academy supports our pledge to develop footwear that aims to improve your health. The Academy is the scientific MBT facility for R&D and provides a forum for our ongoing dialogue with international experts and researchers in the fields of clinical medicine, physiotherapy and sports. At the Academy, we test, verify and optimize the effects of MBT footwear on the human body.
Today we have more than 40 studies from independent universities and research institutes which provide scientific documentation of how MBT’s unique sole construction can reduce joint stress, activate and tone various muscle groups and treat a variety of common aches and pains. In addition, the work of the MBT Academy enables us to continually improve and optimize MBTs.
Fitting & Guidelines
In order for you to get the full benefits from your MBTs you will be fitted with the correct size, which should be snug on the instep, tight on the heel and comfortable on the toe. You will then be shown how to walk and stand correctly in them so that you can get the full benefits from the MBT technology. The whole process takes at least 10 minutes.
Also, you will see that the sizing of MBTs is different from regular shoes so the size you usually wear in an ordinary pair of shoes isn't necessarily what you need in MBTs to get the correct fitting as described above.