Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Paris, D.C on Jan. 20, 2019. Whether you own an inversion table or are thinking about buying one, you should know that inversion therapy, specifically inversion table exercises, are among the fastest ways to get safe, natural relief from back pain. How fast? Try 10-seconds-to-pain-relief f … Read More
How Inversion Therapy STOPS Your SI Joint Pain
Do you have pain near the two ‘dimples’ in your lower back? This is the location of your sacroiliac (SI) joints — the points where your spine meets your pelvis. Pain in this area is common because your SI joints support the entire weight of your upper body when you’re standing, walking or doing any other upright activity. … Read More
Spinal Decompression Surgery? Not So Fast…
By Steven Hefferon, PTA, CMT One of the most effective yet overlooked natural treatments for back pain and sciatica is spinal decompression. Bulging and herniated discs pressing on nerves in the spinal column have been corrected without surgery time and again. Lower back strains have been eased. Sciatica has been elimi … Read More
Written By: December 6,2010
Are Inversion Tables Safe?
What a great question... and it's easy to see why so many people ask it. Who wouldn't wonder if hanging upside down is actually good for you? But the answer is, yes, inversion tables are safe. Yet there are a small number of people who may not be able to use inversion therapy. For example, people with certain eye conditio … Read More
Are Inversions Tables Effective?
Chances are good that you stumbled upon this post because you’re in need of back pain therapy and someone you know has been raving about inversion therapy. Those glowing reviews made you wonder if inversion therapy is truly that wonderful and how you could get your hands on your very own inversion table…right? The truth is … Read More
Dr. Oz on Inversion Therapy
Did you see the recent episode of the Dr. Oz show where he talked about inversion therapy and it's benefits? Even traditionally trained, mainstream doctors like Dr. Oz are finally starting to catch on (but boy are they slow!) to inversion therapy for treating all sorts of back and sciatic pain. Plus, not only can it help el … Read More
Home Spinal Decompression: Seated Inversion Therapy vs. Back Ease
With back pain affecting millions of adults each year, it has become increasingly important to seek out alternative forms of pain treatment. This is particularly true of those suffering from sciatica and chronic back pain because it inhibits their ability to lead a normal and active life. Since a major source of back pain … Read More
Inversion therapy got rid of my sciatica pains!
True Life Success Stories From The Back Pain Sufferers Who Lived Them... "My pain was intolerable, but the first time I tried inversion my pain almost completely disappeared!" "In May, I herniated the L5-S1 disc. My doctor recommended drugs and pain management, but the meds made me sick and I had a several week wait to go … Read More
“My wife was in tears from the pain …because of inversion she’s her old self again!”
"My wife suffered from severe sciatica for four months. During that time the pain progressed from a mildly annoying feeling in her upper right thigh to a stabbing, burning pain which ran the complete length of her leg. "It's important you understand that my wife has an extremely high pain tolerance, however this pain redu … Read More
“I’ve got osteoarthritis. Inversion relieved 3 years of my back and neck pain!”
"I am a 43 year old female who has been stricken with osteoarthritis. People look at me and see a vibrant, healthy looking person, but they have no idea what's happening on the inside of my body. I have suffered with lower back and neck pain for three year's now. For the past three month's I have been inverting, and cannot b … Read More