Hanging by the feet, inversion tables cause each joint in the body to be loaded in an equal and opposite manner to standing in an identical position of joint alignment. Laying on the table takes gravitational pressure off the nerve roots and disks in your spine and increases the space between vertebrae.
Inversion therapy is one example of the many ways in which stretching the spine has been used to relieve back pain. This therapy could be risky to anyone with high blood pressure, heart disease, or glaucoma.
