Inversion Therapy has a lot going for it when you think about what it does. Basically, it creates space between the vertebrae and much, much more helping you to be free of back pain. With these frames you can go from the horizontal to the vertical, you can stray where is best for you. Over time you will be able to stay in the vertical position for a long period and also incorporate exercises while inverted to strengthen stomach and back muscles.
You can be hanging vertically with full body weight from your ankles, imagine that gentle ‘pull’ from the sacrum reversing what gravity has been doing when your walking ‘upright’.
Sit ups and twists are just a few exercises that you can do, or if you wish just ‘hang’ there, the blood flow to your head alone will give you benefit.
With your first attempt on a frame you may feel a little bit disorientated going from the upright position, to horizontal to inverted. Like all things when practiced, you get used to it.
An inversion frame would be ideal for someone who is unable to do certain exercises with yoga and the like for whatever reason, you can make it easy and a little bit more demanding when your are ready. Again like all things we are only limited by our own imagination.
Inversion therapy using an inversion table or back stretching machines to harness gravity force is a natural way to relieve back pain, increase circulation and reduce stress and tension on your body. The benefits of inversion therapy for back pain have been fully documented.
Inversion therapy relieves back pain, sciatic pain and spasms while improving circulation --just minutes a day makes a difference! Not only can inversion therapy be used to treat back pain, but it also can be used as a method to reverse other negative effects that gravity has on your body. Inversion helps your body to recover from the compressive effects of gravity and daily activities.
Along with your yoga practice this can be a useful tool to have to help you maintain a healthy and pain free body. Research the market to see what could be right for you. It may be portability, cost, range of movements and how well it is made. There are some really good ones on the market.
Glen Wood - The Yoga Teacher, dedicated to unlocking the Real Secrets of Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain.
