Inversion therapy is a form of back pain and sciatic nerve treatment that has helped millions of people all around the world get relief from back, neck and sciatic nerve pain. What you may find surprising is that this form of therapy has been used for over 2,000 years! There are many benefits of inversion therapy and among the greatest benefits are:
- Spinal Decompression – Decompression of the spine has many direct benefits to having a healthy, pain free back. Over time, due to the effects of gravity, your weight, and physical condition, your spine becomes compressed, causing the vertebrae to compress onto the discs. As you age, the compression gets greater and greater. As your spine gets tighter and tighter, the muscles in your torso and along your spine force the vertebrae together and in turn, compressing the discs even more. This compression is typically not even throughout your spine which causes an imbalance in your spine resulting in misalignment of your spine and body. This condition can lead to serious spinal injuries including herniated discs and will restrict your movement even more.
- Realignment – Inversion therapy can help realign your spine by loosening and lengthening all of the muscles in the torso and along the spine. When the muscles loosen and lengthen, they allow the vertebrae to realign themselves as they are meant to be.
- Circulation – During the process of being inverted through the use of an inversion table, you are increasing the blood flow all along the area surrounding the spine and torso. By increasing the blood circulation to this area, you are also increasing hydration in the discs of your spine. Since the discs are comprised of approximately 70% water, to promote healing to the discs and spine, you need to increase the blood flow to the entire area along the spine which in turn provides the much needed water to the discs returning them to healthy, properly hydrated discs.
- Relaxation – By using an inversion table properly, with the addition of some relaxing music in the background, you can completely relax your mind and entire body, allowing all of the muscles in your body to relax. As the muscles of your torso relax, the vertebrae are free to decompress taking pressure off of the compressed discs. Another benefit of this total relaxation process through the use of an inversion table, is that it relieves stress which is one of the largest contributors to your tension and back pain.
- Flexibility – Since the use of the inversion table helps to lengthen, loosen and stretch out the tight muscles along the torso and spine, the resulting decompression of the vertebrae and discs allows for much greater mobility and flexibility.
- Quick, Easy & Inexpensive – Inversion therapy using an inversion table is very quick and easy. It can be done anywhere you have room for an inversion table and at any time and only takes a few minutes to realize all of the benefits. It is also very inexpensive compared to the expensive decompression treatments that use equipment costing thousands of dollars, or even compared to repeated visits to a chiropractor to try to realign your spine.
All of these benefits work together to result in an excellent treatment for your back pain. There are even many exercises for sciatic nerve or back pain that are very effective when done on an inversion table. If you have back, neck or sciatic nerve pain, it is definitely something you may want to consider.

















