Inversion Therapy Will Turn Your Back Pain Upside Down

A type of therapy that addresses back pain and back aches with the intention of therapeutic benefits that involves hanging at an inverted angle or upside down is known as inversion therapy. The Apollo inversion table for back pain is becoming more commonly recognized by the day.

Decompression of the vertebrae and disks is promoted by hanging upside down like a bat, from your ankles or lower body, as opposed to other forms of inversion, such as yoga poses of head stands or hand stands, or hanging from a bar using your hands. When the body is normally upright, gravity pulls down on the joints so when you hang by your feet like you do with gravity boots or on an inversion table, gravity pulls in the opposite direction so that the joints loosen up.

Proponents claim that inversion therapy is particularly beneficial for the spine in that it relieves pressure on the discs and nerve roots. The pressure on the spinal nerves is further reduced by the discs regaining shape due to the recovery of lost moisture in the discs. People that doubt the effectiveness of inversion therapy state the pressure can also be relieved by simply lying down in one's bed. However, the argument made by proponents, and I am such a proponent as I myself use an inversion table, argue that the pressure of tight muscles is not removed while lying down, as gravity is still exerting its force in a typical manner, and so therefore the traction of inversion is required so that the space between the discs can be opened.

The ligaments hold the spine bones and leg bones together and while they are doing that, when under the forces of gravity as in inversion traction, they are subjected to the opposing force, and assisted by the skin, fascia and passive muscle tension. It is the gradual increases in and introduction of durations and intensities of traction than can stimulate the ligaments and cause an increase in their strength.

Myself, I have purchased and use the Kettler inversion table, and if you'd like more information about this product, please go to Kettler Apollo inversion table.