Sketchers lost a class action lawsuit over saying their shoes were good for your body. They don’t actually help much in reality. That’s why sketchers is still paying back their past customers. You probably need to get a better pair. My Doc Martens are amazing with my insoles in them. I did the foot machine thing for Dr Scholls at Walmart and got my perfect insole. Never regretted a penny, even if it was expensive. It saves my back (which I’ve broken in 6 places, by the way) so much pain. Also topical Voltaren. It’s an anti inflammatory lotion you can find at any pharmacy. It’s amazing.

Ok I deleted my og comment bc I felt irresponsible talking about advice without specifics but that’s actually one I personally have experienced a lot

Super important factors for me are
-keeping my neck neutral relative to the spine (like if you need to be looking down at drinks n stuff it tends to be better to hinge forward at the hip rather than dip your head down from the neck, bc human heads are heavy and a lot for those traps to hold over a long time)

-not having your shoulders super high—I can see this being a thing especially if you’re short and having to reach syrups kept higher up. I find it works better for me to get on my toes for 2 seconds to get the syrup pumps from up high as opposed to having your shoulder come up near your ear to get them.

-chest opening stretches—when you do a lot of stuff with your arms in front of your body, your pecs get tighter and stronger and your traps can’t compete, so they start hurting. A basic one is to find a wall you can stand facing, extend your arm out at shoulder height w/ hand on wall; and then keeping your arm where it is turn your torso outward. Long term, strengthening upper back is a good idea but that’s not gonna help the acute pain.

Salonpas is helpful for acute relief by creating a sensation to distract from pain, and there’s also this topical cream called voltaren (there are generics but ya know) that has a medicine called diclofenac which works similarly to ibuprofen & such. It’s meant for arthritis, but it’s also been recommended by drs to several ppl I know who have had repetitive stress injuries. Obviously make sure that an NSAID is medically safe for you if you try it out, but it has helped me with other stuff.

Edit: also make sure you’re drinking adequate water! Try and find a couple times to grab a sip in the back, bc I know my muscles act up big time if I’m not hydrated

I keep sliding on floor that are not wet lol but nothing too bad, they’re brand new I’ve only worn them to work so I’m sure once they get more wear I’ll be fine. I’m fine on wet floors