It's summertime and flip flops are everywhere. They're no longer the fashion faux pas in the increasingly casual workplace (I couldn't resist using the term), and made a splash in the White House (recall the photo with Pres. Bush). While you may love wearing them, and I am first to admit I do, do you know what impact they have on your body?

Every now and then, for no apparent reason (emphasis on "apparent"), I feel an annoying, painful, pins and needles sensation in my big toe. It's usually only one toe, usually my left big toe, that gets this.

Doing a search online, I found all sorts of possibilities. But, I really didn't fit any of the symptoms. My symptoms are momentary, sudden, annoying and painful. Of the possible causes, a lower back problem fit the best.

Has anyone ever felt anything like this? Did you consult a chiropractor or neurologist? Which helped?