Back Pain relief from those hang up side down devices?
Anyone have any experience(s) good / bad?
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1. My bro uses one and it works for him, he does it in addition to back exercises from his chiropractor. However, ask you doctor first before going out and buying one.2. I use to have inversion boots and hang upside down when I had back pain. The trick was getting on or off. It seemed to help the compression of the spine. http://www.chiropracticmassage.com
3. Inversion tables can be very effective, if you have the right problem. I have one that I use regularly and it really helps my back.
How do you know if it will help your back? Good question. Maybe you could rig up a trial run before spending the money that is what I did. We had a 6 foot table with folding legs that I laid down on the floor and stacked some boards up under one end so that it was at an angle. Then I put a couple of blankets on it for padding and gave it a try. After lying on it for awhile I thought that it might have potential for me so I added some more boards to make it steeper and I started having trouble sliding off. I had to hook my heels over the edge or scoot up so my knees could bend down and hold me on it. It was kind of a pain but I got enough of a feel for it that I went out and bought one.
There are lots of ways to rig up a test to lie on and see how it feels to your back. You really don't need to be completely upside down to get the benefits. I rarely go all the way on mine.
You can read more about inversion tables at:
http://www.living-with-back-pain.org/do-inversion-tables-work.html
Good Luck
Dave
http://www.living-with-back-pain.org/
