After suffering from mild backpain for the last 4-5 years I came across an inversion table at Sams Club the other day. I remember seeing them when I was a kid in the 80's and always thought it would be neat to try them. I searched the internet for information and it appears they are making a comeback. I read as much information as I could over the last few weeks and can't make up my mind weather to try one. The most obvious benefit is that by being inverted gravity acts on your body and decompresses your spine. It takes all of the compression weight off your spine allowing the space between your vertibrate to relax therefore allowing more blood to flow into the area. Sounds like it would feel really good to me.
There seems to be 2 camps in the debate on the benefits and drawbacks of inversion thearapy. The opponents to inversion therepy say that by hanging upside down you are allowing blood to rush to your head and that your veins aren't neccessarily able to return the same amount of blood to your heart therefore there is a possibilty of too much pressure building up in your head. If thats the case theoretically you could suffer a brain anuriysm (sp?). I've also heard people say that your eyeball would be subjected to too much pressure.
Supporters of invertion thearapy say that there has never been a documented case of someone having a stroke or anurisym from using an inversion table. Considering that you are only upside down for 1-2 minutes at a time there appears to be almost no risk involved.
I was wondering if any of you fellow A-techers have ever tried an inversion table and what are your thoughts about them.
There seems to be 2 camps in the debate on the benefits and drawbacks of inversion thearapy. The opponents to inversion therepy say that by hanging upside down you are allowing blood to rush to your head and that your veins aren't neccessarily able to return the same amount of blood to your heart therefore there is a possibilty of too much pressure building up in your head. If thats the case theoretically you could suffer a brain anuriysm (sp?). I've also heard people say that your eyeball would be subjected to too much pressure.
Supporters of invertion thearapy say that there has never been a documented case of someone having a stroke or anurisym from using an inversion table. Considering that you are only upside down for 1-2 minutes at a time there appears to be almost no risk involved.
I was wondering if any of you fellow A-techers have ever tried an inversion table and what are your thoughts about them.
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