Upside Down

If you have back pain and want to try something that will make it feel better, test a back pain inversion table. The table is easy to use and can be purchased for use at home. Basically it’s a tilting table.  You lie on it with your feet under a support so you don’t slide off.  Then you tilt the table as far as you want.  You don’t actually hang upside down, but it will tilt quite a ways.

The principle behind the table is the same principle as traction.  The point is to use something to pull the vertebrae in the back apart.  When you’re in traction, some kind of equipment is used to apply tension to your spine.  The inversion tables uses gravity.  The table only provides temporary relief though.  It’s not a long term solution to back pain.  But if it helps for even a little while, it’s worth a try if you have chronic or remittent pain.