The Human Body is Amazing - We Should Take Care Of It Buying cheap is not always the best way to invest in your health. Intro training essential. Correct use & Application can help you Get Fit - Lose Weight - Reduce Pain - Just by Walking
Introductory Training is not ‘A Gimmick’. MBT shoes are VERY different from ordinary shoes. Proven by INDEPENDENTRESEARCH, MBT shoes can help improve your fitness, your health and help you lose weight, when using them correctly as part of everyday walking. - As MBT Specialists we will ensure you gain maximum benefit with the correct fitting and use of your MBT shoes, included in the purchase price. As with anything, MBTs can be used incorrectly.
Please watch & listen to the research video, then read some of the research references below before thinking that MBTs are just a different shaped shoe. Correct fitting, use & application of MBTs is important to gain the benefits. MBT UK will NOT guarantee or support any MBT shoe purchased by mail order.
The highly respected Dr. Benno Nigg was interviewed, talking about his experience with MBT 2004 sole footwear, based on the results of the research undertaken at the Human Performance Laboratory, The University of Calgary, Canada. Part of this interview can be viewed on ‘You Tube’,
Click the ‘Play’ button below to view part of an interview with Dr. Benno Nigg on ‘You Tube’.
PLEASE NOTE: It is important to note that if MBT shoes are to be used as an accompanying therapy to specific health problems it is essential that you are supervised by a health professional and MBT Trainer. MBTs are certified as a Class 1 Medical Device and must be used correctly, as trained, to be beneficial.
The effectiveness of the Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) shoe in the reduction of pain in subjects with knee osteoarthritis. A randomized controlled trial.
Human Performance Laboratory, Roger Jackson Centre for Health and Wellness Research, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary 1 Sport Medicine Centre, Roger Jackson Centre for Health and Wellness Research, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary 2 Benno M. Nigg1, Carolyn Emery2, Laurie Hiemstra2. September 2005 (RP101)
MBT® and Balance - A Study Comparing Masai Barefoot Technology® with an Unstable Therapy Device.
Bernadette Rojacher - Medical Technical Academy for the Physiotherapeutic Service of the State of Kärnten at the State Hospital Klagenfurt, St. Veiter Straße 47, A-9020 Klagenfurt - (RP102)
Effect of an Unstable Shoe Construction on Lower Extremity Gait Characteristics
Nigg, Benno M. - Ferber, Reed - Gormley, Tim, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Submitted June 30, 2004 (RP103)
The MBT shoe and its biomechanical / therapeutical effects.
Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Canada - Benno M. Nigg, Dr.sc.nat., Prof. of Biomechanics -June 2004. (RP104)
Functional testing of the MBT shoe compared to sensorimotor training.
Orthopaedic biomechanics working group; Department of Sports/Sports Science. Internal report. Prof. Dr. A. Gollhofer, University of Freiburg, Germany. August 2007 (RP105)
Biomechanical analysis of the MBT shoe - Functional differences between MBT and conventional shoes during walking. Praxisklinik Rennbahn AG, Basel, Switzerland - Xaver Kälin, Bernhard Segesser, Luc Hauss - Dezember 2002. (RP106)
The effects of Masai Barefoot Technology Footwear on Posture: An experimental designed study -
School of Health Professions and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Southampton. - P.R. New, J.M. Pearce Co author. 2006. (RP107)
Changes in gait characteristics of a normal healthy population due to an unstable shoe construction. -
The centre for Sports and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield UK. Internal Report. - Dr. Rav Naik, Tim Vernon, Jonathan Wheat, Grace Petit. August 2004. (RP108)
MBT as Therapeutic Shoe for Ankle Instabilities.
Praxisklinik Rennbahn für Orthopädie und Sportmedizin - Swiss Olympic Medical Center. Internal Report. - Authors: Xaver Kälin; Bernhard Segesser; Tanja Wasser, L. Weisskopf, U. Martin, H.-J. Rist. Assistents: Kai Leichsenring, Yves Hess, Kerstin Greschek. January 2007. (RP109)
Pressure Distribution of Diabetic Patients after sensory-motor training with unstable shoe construction. -
(1) Dept. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Austria - (2) TORT Centre, Ninewells Hospital Medical School & Institute of Motion Analysis - Research, University of Dundee, United Kingdom. - Marcel Mätzler (1,2), Thomas Bochdansky (1), Rami Aboud (2). 2006. (RP110)
The effect of MBT shoes on the gait pattern. A gait analysis Seminar research paper on the training seminars of the summer semester 2004. University of Salzburg. Submitted by Gernot Wagner to Prof. Dr. Erich Müller. Seminar Paper October 2004. (RP111)
Effectiveness of a 10-week training intervention with the MBT in patients with hip disorders.
University of Tübingen, Germany. Inga Kraus, Anette Bendig, Prof. Dr. T. Horstmann. June 2004. (RP112) & (RP112 Abstract)
Cellulite Study – The Efficacy of Masai Barefoot Technology as an Auxiliary Therapeutic Measure for Cellulite. A study carried out in collaboration with Lipoclinic Swiss, Rorschacherstrasse 150. Silberturm. 9006 St. Gallen & Swiss Masai Vertrieb AG, St. Gallerstrasse 72, 9325 Roggwil. Authors: Nikolaus Linde, MD & Cordula Stegen, Graduate Sports Scientist. July 2005 (RP114)
In-Shoe Pressure Distribution in MBT Shoes versus Flat-Bottomed Training Shoes: A Preliminary study. SSC4 report. February 2005. Laura Stewart. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. (RP115)
Balance Training in Football using Masai Barefoot Technology®
Diploma Thesis submitted by Elisabeth Ritter at the Medical Technical Academy for the Physiotherapeutic Service at the Educational Centre West for Health Professions, TILAK Ges.m.b.H., Innsbruck, June 2004. (RP116)
Influence of Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) on the Quality-of-life of Patients with Chronic Back Pain -
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln - Institute for Rehabilitation and Sports for the Disabled. (RP118)
The effect of neuromuscular training on co-ordination following anterior cruciate ligament rupture with regard to the Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) -
Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Germany, Institute for Sportscience, Department of Sportsmedicine. Diploma thesis - Claus Beyerlein - 2003 (RP119)
