Inversion therapy is one example of the many ways in which stretching the spine spinal traction has been used in an attempt to relieve back pain.
Inversion tables for back pain relief.
Inversion therapy is a technique where you are suspended upside down to stretch the spine and relieve back pain.
This is thought to decrease back pain by creating a traction force through the spine.
It may reduce the need for back surgery.
Well designed studies evaluating spinal traction have found the technique ineffective for long term relief.
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The benefit of inversion table exercises for back pain relief medically reviewed by peggy pletcher m s r d l d cde written by natasha freutel updated on december 19 2016 share on.
One study found as much as a 3 mm separation between lumbar vertebrae during inversion therapy.
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A 2012 study from england showed that inversion therapy combined with physical therapy was an effective treatment for sciatica pain from a protruding disk.
The theory is that by shifting the body s gravity pressure eases off the back.