Did you know problems in your feet may be the hidden reason you have back or neck pain? It is kind of like the old song: the foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone, the ankle to the knee, the knee to the hip, and the hip to the back. If you have a poor arches, you have poor shock absorption, which transmits up the body.
Most people who start to lose arch height tend to have one foot that is worse than the other. This results in misalignment in the feet which goes on to affect alignment in the structures above. A recent study showed people who have flat feet are 4.5 times more likely to have chronic low back pain than someone without flat feet.
For this reason, one of the components of our spinal decompression program is evaluating your feet. We do this with a standing digital foot scan to capture 410,000 data points. These scans are sent to a laboratory to build custom-made orthotics and we have patients wear these in their shoes. A recent study showed this alone can improve chronic low back pain by 34.5%.
Spinal decompression is a program with several components that all work together. Getting your feet properly balanced, aligned, and supported is a research-proven part of helping get the best results possible. Don’t overlook the feet if you have back pain. About one-third of the solution could be found in addressing this one often overlooked part. The spinal decompression program addresses all aspects of what could be causing your back or neck pain. It is the best non-drug and non-surgical option available.