Tips On How To Use An Inversion Table For Back Pain

By Philip Yiga | June 14, 2016

Many people today are experiencing back-pain due to several reasons but there are actually different ways that someone can ease or heal back which one of them is using an inversion-table. In fact, an inversion-therapy is a great way of easing back-pain caused herniated or degenerative discs and spinal-conditions like spinal-stenosis which result into pain in the back-sections, legs and buttocks. Additionally, during an inversion-therapy you will have to turn your body upside-down in order to increase space while reducing pressure between the vertebrae and nerve-roots. So, with an inversion-table you will place the body upside-down at a gentle-angle and then start working-up into a more dramatic-position for best results. Lastly, studies have even found that an inversion-therapy can ease back-pain in a short-term especially when someone has just gotten a new back-injury. Below are some of the methods and steps theta you can follow when using an inversion-table in order to ease on back-pain.

METHOD-1: HOW TO OPERATE AN INVERSION-TABLE:

1. Read the inversion-table instruction manual: before you attempt using an inversion table, consider reading through the instructional-manual that came with it in order to learn more on how to operate that table. This is very important because the will be supporting your entire body-weight and that why you need to do all the assembling-steps correctly.

 

2. Place and secure the inversion-table on a flat-surface: make sure that all the straps, joints and pivot-points on an inversion-table are correctly connected before using it. This will actually help to avoid serious accidents when using an inversion-table and always ask for help form a friend when using an inversion-table for the first time in order to achieve best results.

 

3. Consider wearing athletic-shoes when using an inversion-table: you need to wear athletic-shoes when using an inversion-table and this because such shoes will offer you with extra-support if the inversion-table locks into place. In fact, you should never use an inversion-table with bare feet if you really want to achieve optimum-safety.

 

4. Carefully step into position with the back towards the inversion-table: this will involve raising your feet and placing them onto the steps each at a time and then lean forward with a straight-back in order to pull-up the table’s lever and after lock the feet into place.

 

5. Tie the straps over your body: you should to know that inversion-tables differ in ways they secure your body into place. So, an inversion-table may have a body-strap, ankle-bar or any other securing-device depending on table’s make/model. So, just ensure that all the safety-gear on an inversion-table is locked into place before your begin inverting yourself.

 

6. Attach the straps on either sides of the inversion-table: you actually need to attach the provisional-straps on either sides of the table since you will have to push-off these straps in order to invert the entire body. But try to be gentle and careful when inverting yourself so that you don’t get accidents during the process.

 

7. Carefully return to the horizontal position while inverting: consider returning to a horizontal-position for at least 1-2 minutes when you start coming-up from your inversion-position. This will actually enable your blood-flow to adjust and remember to carefully return to the starting-position before you unhook yourself and get-off the inversion-table.

 

MEHTOD-2: HOW TO DO AN INVERSION ROUTINE FOR BACK-PAIN:

1. Use an inversion-therapy as part of the treatment-program: you will actually need to use an inversion-table as recommended by the doctor incase the inversion-therapy in part of your treatment. In fact, inversion-therapy is only useful for achieving mild-relief to the back and it’s rarely used in the treatment of chronic back-pain.

 

2. Attach the provisional-straps to the bottom of the inversion-table: securing the straps on either sides of the inversion-table at bottom will actually ensure that you don’t invert all the way down at the beginning. In fact, if your inversion-table is equipped with an angle-dial on the side, then don’t select an angle that is over 45-degrees in the first-week of using an inversion-table.

 

3. Secure yourself with straps onto an inversion-table: use the provided straps on an inversion-table to secure yourself thoroughly before you begin doing your daily inversion-therapy. This will actually ensure that you don’t fall-off the inversion-table as you move and forth.

 

4. Consider using gentler movements when using an inversion-table: using gentler movements when on an inversion-table will actually help to keep you away from causing further back pain and injury. So, always be gentle and careful when using an inversion-table in order to achieve optimum results.

 

5. Consider going back into a horizontal position: during the inversion-process, consider pushing back on the handles on the inversion-table until achieve a horizontal-position. Stay in a horizontal-position for at least 1-2 minutes in order to enable the blood flow to change and then continue with the inversion-process.

 

6. Push-back to a 45-degree angle: afterwards, you will need to push-back further in order achieve a 45-degree angle. Consider breathing deeply and this position/angle for about 1-2 minutes before continuing with you inversion-process.

 

7. Raise the hands above your head during the inversion-process: it is actually recommended to raise your hands above the head when on an inversion-table because this helps to create a great environment for spinal-traction. However, you should first feel stable and comfortable within the inversion-table before raising your hands above the head.

 

8. Consider working-out at a 25-degree angle for 1-week: you will have to continue working-out for about 5-minutes or more at a 25-degree angle for at least week. Do this for at least twice per day in order to help your body become accustomed more quickly.

 

9. Increase the inversion-angle by 10-20 degrees every week: try to gently increase your inversion-angle by 10-to-20 degrees per until you feel comfortable with any angle between 60 to 90 degrees for about 1-5 minutes.

 

10. Use the inversion-table for 3-tmies or more daily: consider using the inversion table for about 3-tmies or more per day and whenever you happen to feel any intense back-pain. In fact, inversion-tables only offer temporary-relief and this why you need to do an inversion-therapy more often if you really wish to benefit from it. Additionally, most people don’t invert for more than 60-degrees and some even invert at a 30-degree angle because it makes them feel more comfortable yet they still see its benefits.

 

11. Consider keeping a journal of your back-pain levels: keeping a journal of your back-pain levels will help you to easily adjust your inversion-routine in accordance to what works best for you. In fact, you will able to know the inversion-angle, time and the number of inversions that work best for your back-condition if you happen to make this journal.