A simple explanation is like laying down on a teeter-totter but with your feet locked into a secure but comfortable mechanism. The length is adjustable and should be as precise as possible to match your height. When this is set properly, you should be perfectly balanced to the point that as you lay with your hands at your side, raising your hands by bending your elbows will "tip" the balance. You will begin to feel your weight shift toward your shoulders and the machine starts to tilt down as far as you let it. There are extended handles for you to hang onto if you wish.
Some people claim that with regular use and when done properly, the spine decompresses and pressure is relieved so that fluids can revitalize the soft tissue that have a cushioning effect between the disks in the spine. Using an Inversion table definitely takes the stress away from the spine and it feels amazing.
Adjustable Bed Frame
If you have health issues, consult your physician and discuss the pros and con's before purchasing an inversion table. It is also strongly advised to never use a table unless you have someone standing close by to help monitor you and be of assistance if needed.
Tipping your body past the neutral zone of laying flat and putting your head lower than the level of you feet, relieves spinal pressure but also affects your blood pressure, so be careful. People with eye problems such a glaucoma or pregnant also need to consult their doctors first.
Recommendations include starting your tip slowly to allow your body time to adjust to the different blood pressure, increase the degree of tip gradually and daily as you adjust to it, and never sit up too quickly once you come back up to the beginning position as this can give you a head rush! This is a voice of experience speaking here.
Machines come with a strap that is hooked to a cross-piece of the frame and hooks to the tilting bed part. This allows you to restrict how far the bed tips and gives you a safety feature to keep you from ending upside down. Total inversion is meant for people who have used the Inversion table often and consistently enough to be comfortable with this position and many use this total tilt to do sit-ups and other exercises, which is extremely challenging and not intended for beginners!
An Inversion table is a piece of exercise/health equipment that you can buy online, from "shopping" channels on TV or in stores. Price around and compare features, length of the "bed" part, make sure you have the security strap and you can even find options of not just having the ankle security bar to lock your feet in place but you may also get the "boots" in with your purchase. The boots are good for people with ankle problems that want more security when they do their tipping. When buying, make sure the machine is suitable for your weight as all machines are not manufactured to the same standards.
This is a great piece of equipment that folds up and can be stored under beds or in a corner if don't have enough room to leave it set up.The Advantages and Selection of an Inversion Table!