Do Inversion Table Therapy Work?

What is inversion table?

Inversion table is an exercises table that is designed in such a way that your feet is placed higher than your head. As a result it reduces the bad effect of gravity. These tables put your body upside down so that you feel the opposite effect of the gravity.

They are recommended by most of the doctors and physical therapist for  patients who are suffering from back pain. Many doctors and therapist recommended inversion table exercise for these patients.

Inversion tables comes in many different sizes and design.They are also available from many different brands and manufacturers.

Certain design of the table are complicated, big size and difficult to operate. There are also some made to be portable and could fit into a small living room or storage space.

Some inversion tables could also be used as a workout machine that you can exercise other body parts. The price tag is labeled according to the features and functionality. Such as a manual operated inversion table are a lot cheaper compared to the power inversion table.

They differ in the amount of weight that each one can sustain and also in the period of durability. You could get warranty from some of the manufacturers.

What are other benefits of inversion table?

The table is especially effective for people with lower back pain, since the gravity helps to stretch the back bone. Consequently it relieves from lower back pain agony.

Older people are especially beneficial from the inversion table exercise. Largely back problems are caused by the aging process. Back pain is largely the effect of gravity constantly pulling down over a long period of time.

Inversion therapy is not new. It has been around for thousands of years.

It is  claimed that the use of inversion table could improve blood circulation, helps to lessen compression fatigue and as a result reduces stress and promotes relaxation. It is also effective for stress headache treatment.

Those who tried this treatment believed that it can increase flexibility in movement for older people and reduce the effects of aging caused by gravity.

Some of the doctors from western countries refuse to recommend inversion therapy to their patients. However the benefits of inversion therapy is widely known. The therapy not only.