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Inversion Therapy has been around since 400 BC when Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine would put up a ladder and hang his patients inverted by using ropes and pulleys and fix there back pain by letting gravity do the work. In the late 1970s Dr. Robert Martin published a book, Together with the Gravity Guidance Inversion Table, the program caught on, Before long over Forty manufacturers were making inversion products.
The Benefits include: Reduced back pain, Relives stress, Improves circulation and Lymph flow, Increase oxygen to the brain, Reduce the effects of aging caused by gravity and Many benefits to the Athletes. There are many forms of back pain, including poor posture, weak back and stomach muscles, and muscles spasms to name a few. The causes to most of these problems is :gravity. Inversion therapy can elongate the spine, which will increase the space between the vertebrae , this in turn reduces the pressure on the disc, nerve roots and the pain is greatly reduced, allowing swelling in the disc to go down. When your body gets stressed out, your body will let you know with Headaches, muscle tension, Neck and back pain forcing you to slow down. Inversion is a great way to relieve the stress and allow your body to relax. In fact, Yoga practitioners recognize the concept of inversion and have been doing it for centuries. "Postural exchange" by doing the headstand position. Inversion Therapy improves circulation and the cleansing of lymph fluids, the faster the lymph is cleared the faster your aches and pains go away. Mental alertness and clarity are also noticed by the increased oxygen to the brain. Effects on the spine through the aging process are dramatic, most people lose 1/2" - 2" in height over the course of there lives, when we are born are discs are 90% water, as we age the content of water drops to 70% by the age of 70. With an inversion program you can maintain your original height and keep more fluid in the disc, preventing back and neck pain due to lack of fluid. Athletes can benefit from Inversion Therapy as well, almost any Physical activity involves some sort of compression on the spine, by inverting the body regularly you can maintain and keep those discs healthy, preventing injury, not to mention the many other health benefits to the body.
Please feel free to contact Med Spa Direct ( 866-322-7778) with any questions that you have about Inversion Therapy. Thank You and Stay Healthy
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