Nowadays, people are turning to more natural treatment methods as an alternative to surgical or medicinal procedures in correcting back pain problems.  Inversion tables, gravity boots and other inversion therapy mechanisms are just examples of these. There are ongoing studies and researches that are showing promising results of inversion therapy as an alternative procedure for correcting back problems. In fact, a study conducted in England in 2008 established the fact that patients using inversion therapy dramatically reduced their need for back surgery by as much as 70 percent.

It helps to know how the spine is structured to understand the benefits of inversion therapy for issues involving the back muscles, bones and joints.  The spinal column is made up of spinal discs which act as shock absorbers that cushion impact and movement along the area of our backs. The spine takes on all the weight of your upper body and is at work all the time since gravity is constant. So when a disc is compressed or positioned incorrectly, the separate vertebrae puts more pressure on the nerve roots.  This is the cause for the common back pain.

Inversion therapy works by reversing all these. It provides the opposite pressure from gravity as it allows your spine to recover from the constant pressure of gravity when you are in an upright position. You see, when you’re suspended in an inverted position, there’s no force of gravity working on your spine, so your spinal discs are permitted to separate and relax.  That way, pressure on the nerves is decreased and your spine is relieved from pain-causing pressure that is normally present when you’re standing upright.

Inversion is the only time when total pressure on the spine is relieved.  Even when you are lying down, the position still maintains about 25% pressure on your back. But when you are in an inverted position, the spine hangs freely with no pressure whatsoever.

The best way to get inversion therapy is with the use of inversion tables and gravity boots. Teeter Hang Up gravity boots are specially designed footwear for inversion therapy and are used with inversion racks.  In this particular case, Teeter Hang Up gravity boots are specifically designed for use with the Teeter inversion bar, or the F5000 and F7000 inversion table models.

Gravity boots offer full ankle support, which is highly crucial when doing inversion therapy.  You see, you hang upside down with all your weight suspended from the ankles – that is why it is quite necessary to get the safest and most comfortable support for your feet. You get to relieve the pressure on your back, improve blood circulation throughout the body, get more flexibility and reduce stress and fatigue without having to worry about slipping or falling to the floor as you hang upside down. Teeter Hang-Up boots are made of tough, yet very comfortable DuPont Hytrel material. They are fully adjustable to conform to your ankle size and are quite lightweight. They come with self-locking buckle ratchets that provide the highest range of safety and security.