Most of us blame long work hours, bad posture or weak muscles for back pain . But what if there’s another silent trigger most of us never think about and that is our shoes. Yes, really. What you wear on your feet affects how your body stands, moves and absorbs pressure. When shoes don’t support the feet properly, that stress eventually lands on the spine .

‘Your feet are the foundation’

To understand this better, The Financial Express spoke to Dr. Ramesh Babu Mutiki, Senior Consultant Neuro Physician at Apollo Hospitals, Visakhapatnam. He explains that the feet act as the body’s foundation. “If that foundation tilts even slightly because of bad footwear, the entire chain above including knees, hips and spine begins to hurt,” he says. By the time the pain shows up in the back, the rea

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