Turning the tables on Isaac Newton
As we age, we begin to see gravity as our enemy. Always dragging us down, Isaac Newton's discovery uses our own bodies against us compressing our spines and causing pain just because we're upright. Walking, running, or any other high-impact exercise makes the compression and pain worse. Solution? Turn gravity against itself with inversion therapy.
Compression is the cause
Gravity's force never relents. We spend 16 hours a day or more upright, and gravity is pushing down on us the whole time. Just as the cheerleader at the bottom of the pyramid bears the weight of all the others, the vertebrae and discs of your lower spine carry the load of your entire upper body. Gravity compresses the discs, causing the nerves in your spine to register pain. Your muscles try valiantly to hold you up, but they begin to hurt as well. So your lower back hurts, even if you've spent the day at your desk.
Inversion is the solution
The arrow of gravity always points down. In contrast to simply lying down, inversion therapy brings the arrow of gravity into alignment with your spine but in the opposite direction with an inversion table or gravity boots. The same force that used to drag you down is now helping you stretch. Those tired muscles elongate, your vertebrae gently separate and your discs have a little more room to enjoy the body's healing circulation. Just a few minutes of inversion therapy every day can bring precious, medication-free relief from back and neck discomfort.