Inversion Tables

Benefits of Inversion Table for Back Pain

Inversion therapy involves hanging upside down or at an inverted angle using an inversion table with the intention of producing the following therapeutic benefits. Inversion table techniques have been around for thousands of years.

Benefits Inversion Table
  • Pain Relief. Inversion therapy relieves back pain, and it works even better when it’s part of a well-rounded treatment plan that addresses the specific muscle imbalances you have.
  • Maintaining height. Regularly inverting will help you avoid the “shrinkage” others your age are showing because of the cumulative effect of gravity over a lifetime.
  • Improving circulation. When you’re inverted, your body can circulate your blood aided by gravity rather than having to work against it. In addition, with inversion, gravity helps the lymphatic system clear faster, easing the aches and pains of stiff muscles.
  • Relieving stress. A full-body stretch feels rejuvenating! And the teeter inversion table makes that relaxation easier to attain than climbing on a jungle gym or taking a yoga class. Many people sleep better with regular inversion therapy.
  • Heightening mental alertness. Any upside-down activity increases the supply of oxygen to the brain, which many authorities believe helps you maintain mental sharpness.
  • Increasing flexibility and range of motion. With inversion, your joints stay healthy and supple, so that you can easily remain as active as you were in your younger years.
  • Improving posture. The stretch that comes with reversing the direction of gravity helps you sit, stand and move with more ease and grace.
  • Realigning the spine after workouts. Running and other aerobic activities inevitably compress your spine, frequently unevenly. One-sided activities like golf or tennis often pull the spine out of alignment. During inversion, minor misalignments often correct themselves naturally.

This inversion table video demonstrates the apparatus in action while explaining the benefits.

NOTE: People who have heart disease, high blood pressure, eye diseases (such as glaucoma), or are pregnant are at higher than average risk of problems related to inversion therapy and should consult their doctors about it first, and should progress very slowly starting from very light levels of inversion. The first time anyone tries inversion therapy, it would help to have someone standing by in case assistance is required to get out of the apparatus, or in case health problems are experienced.