Friday, December 5, 2008

Back Pain Inversion Table Therapy Benefit

By Zul Rahman

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. Therefore it helps to reduces the negative effects of gravity. These tables put your body upside down so that you feel the opposite effect of the gravity.

Most of the doctors and physical therapist recommended to their patients with back pain. In fact for these patients most medical practitioners recommended inversion table exercise.

Inversion tables are design into many different sizes and styles.They are many different brands available on the market.

Certain design of the table are complicated, big size and difficult to operate. There are some small design that can fit into a small apartment living room.

Some inversion tables are designed to be multi functional, could also be used as a regular exercise machine. The price tag is labeled according to the features and functionality. For examples power inversion tables are more expensive than the manually operated one.

Each of the equipment could only hold certain weight and will last in a limited time. Most of the manufacturers offer limited warranty.

What are other benefits of inversion table?

People with lower back pain find the table to be very effective because the gravity helps to pull the back bone. Consequently it relieves from lower back pain agony.

Actually older people could greatly benefit from the inversion table exercise. Since much of the back problems are due to the aging process. Back pain is the result of gravity that is constantly pulling down for 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 used for treatment of stress headaches.

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. No doubt the benefit of inversion therapy is proven. Such therapy is known to help improve posture,lessen back pain,better blood circulation and increase flexibility. - 16004

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