Anyone try Inversion Therapy ? ... you know the table that flips you upside down !
Back in 02 i had back surgery.. blew a disc L1 S5 area. Healed up fairly quick apox 3 mos and went snowmobiling in 5 mos...wedding .
Over the years it still bothers me , more so lately , mostly it's a muscle and pinched nerve thing .
The doc said that different parts of the body will help over come the weaker area. Im my case it's my lower back musles that take the strain and cause me to have spasms and knot up . When the knot does'nt let up it starts on the hamstring and I get a awlful pain in the cheek and leg cramps
Iv'e been to TP and not much help other then some stretches....which helps some.
So I been looking into these inversion tables for relief and have found some good info on them . Alot swear by them and say it's the cats meow for back issues.
What it does is it puts your body in a relax state and uses your own wt in a reverse action to decompress your spine ...traction.
By unloading your spine it lets fluid back into the disc..rejuvinating the cushion. Also it pulls things/stretches muscle, ligemts.... when relaxed and let your body align it's self naturally. Even works for bad knees too due to the wt being pulled the oppisite way then norm.
Over time we all shrink with age putting vertical loads on all our joints and causing crappy posture too.
With a inversion therapy regiment you can find some great relief in a natural safe way.
So.. after all the reading and what not I bought a table.
Iv'e been on it for 2 mos now 2-3 times a day for 5-10 mins , most of the time twice a day.
At first you start with a slight invert then work you way to full upside down...way down the road yet ..on mid invert.
Since I started I have reduce my back pain by 80%. You can actually get on it and feel your self stretch a good 2 inches when inverted releving the pressure. After the session I even find myself standing with better posture and feeling refreshed ....pain gone.
They even say it helps putt your insides back inline ....sorry ladies I don't think it works to much for lifting the bossums , but can take the load off for a bit
Alot of doctors will shy away from this cause they feel threaten cause it works and they get no money for your vist. Then on the other had there's some that swear by them and use them themselfs...kinda like the cartopractor and doctor thing , one uses meds and one uses manipulation.
Here's a read on Inversion ...some good stuff in here :wink:
http://www.energycenter.com/grav_f/benefits.htmlIm going to go hang now
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