How Long to Hang From an Inversion Table?
Inversion therapy has been around for hundreds of years and is used to help relieve back pain, improve flexibility, promote proper spinal alignment, reduce stress and reduce the effects of aging caused by gravity. During the day, people can lose as much as 3/4 inch in height, and even though there is partial recovery at night, the average person loses between 1/2 inch to 2 inches in height by their senior years. How Inversion Therapy Works Inversion therapy uses gravity to work for you by placing the body in line with its natural downward force. It uses your body weight as a natural form of traction and elongates the spine by increasing the space between the vertebrae, relieving the pressure on the nerve roots, discs and ligaments. How Long to Hang from an Inversion Table According to the Healthy Back Institute, beginners should invert for only one to two minutes a day for the first week or two until they are comfortable, after which they can begin to work up to longer periods of time.
