Prevent back pain and foot problems in children with Echelon Earth shoes
It’s back to school time and those heavy school bags can cause all kinds of problems for children’s backs and feet.
Now there’s a unique and effective solution to prevent children from experiencing lower back pain and foot problems with Echelon Earth shoes.
Echelon Earth shoes can help to reduce the stress placed on the back from carrying heavy school bags, as well as reduce the risk of developing foot problems from physical activity.
Echelon Earth shoes have these benefits…
- Improves posture through correct spinal and pelvic alignment
- Reduces back pain through correct posture
- Improves breathing techniques through correct posture
- Strengthens and tones the body
- Promotes natural walking position by improving posture
- Improves shock absorption by reducing the impact from hard surfaces
- Improves posture by distributing body weight evenly
- Prevents damage to the arch of the foot through reinforced support
Echelon Earth shoes are designed with the toes at a 3.7 degree angle, so that they are positioned higher than the heels.
This shifts and distributes the child’s body weight back over the heels to encourage a correct posture and reduce the risk of lower back pain.
They encourage the child’s body to form its correct positioning by putting the head straight, shoulders back, the spine and pelvis aligned, and the toes spread out.
Encouraging correct posture to reduce back pain can also be done through the use of McKenzie lumbar rolls, and seat wedges and cushions. Back supports, such as the Vulkan Back Support, can help to relieve back pain.
The reinforced support through the arch promotes a natural walking position and prevents any damage to the arch of the foot, such as arch pain and fallen arches.
Echelon Earth shoes have a cushioning on the sole of the feet, which are made with a material that moulds to the shape of the child’s foot, displacing and absorbing shock.
This can help to reduce the impact from walking and improve comfort, while at the same time prevent conditions like shin splints caused by a child running or playing sports.
You'll find we stock a range of Junior Formthotics, which are designed specifically for children and include heel wedges and heel cups. We also offer a starter kit with a selection of products.
Sorbothane Shock Absorption insoles are also effective for reducing shock absorption.
