Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Inversion Therapy For Back Pain

A Greek named, Hippocrates, belonging to the profession of medicine, is thought to be the first man in the human history who introduced a method of reliving back pain. That method was making a person upside down on an object like a ladder or table with the ankles and knees being bound. After such a long span of time, when we have seen a tremendous progress in the human civilization, this method can still be used. Nowadays, it is called inversion therapy that is being used to get the relief for a back pain. Though, in this modern age, this process is not that dangerous as it used to be in the time of Hippocrates rather it is very safe now and very effective as well. The modern man has come to realize the benefits of inversion therapy that very effectively and efficiently soothes out the aching back.

Inversion therapy is said to have many benefits that not only cure the back pain but take good care of the spine as well. You need not to go to any doctor or physician for this purpose; rather there is the convenience of doing this therapy at home by yourself. This can be done by buying an inversion therapy table. You can lie on this table upside down with your ankles being bound in a safe posture and by inverting up to 25 degrees on this table; you can be able to achieve the goal of decompressing the spinal pressure. It can give you a great relief from tormenting back pain rather it is also very effective for neck or shoulder strains.

There are many benefits of inversion therapy when used to cure the back pain be it the lower back pain or the upper back pan. Spinal discs are said to the shock absorbers of our bodies and through the medium of an inversion therapy, these spinal discs get a good care. The muscular tension gets to be relieved and the stress diminishes when the spine gets in an elongated posture. This feeling can be experienced by those who know the relaxation of a full body stretch. There are many of us who are in the habit of doing certain exercises and aerobics. The alignment and ligament can come under stress after these workouts. Inversion therapy is known good to take off this pressure as well.

It is advised to do this therapy twice a day especially during the sessions of back pain attacks. Your lymphatic system gets to be cleared because the blood circulation becomes very improved during inversion therapy. Due to this upside down activity, brain gets maximized portion of oxygen. On the whole, inversion therapy is not only good for curing and relieving back pain, decompressing the spinal pressure but it is good for other bodily functions as well.

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