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With the widespread nature of back issues, inversion therapy has come along as a great solution to deal with conditions such as trapped nerves, spinal compression, sciatica and many other related injuries. These conditions can cause people to miss work, or take time off from their favourite sports or activities. Gravity Boots suspend the the user upside down, and allow for stretching and exercise without potentially harmful compression, or the risks of using heavy weights.

Inversion therapy, and inversion tables in particular, have been around some time know as a potential cure for a range of conditions, many relating to chronic back pain. Long-lasting back pain can affect people both in their work life and in any sporting endeavours they may undertake, so finding a solution to this would obviously be an attractive prospect. Despite this, many people are still unaware of the range of benefits that inversion tables can cause, and even if they are curious, they are still not sure how to use an inversion table.

With the widespread nature of back issues, inversion therapy has come along as a great solution to deal with conditions such as trapped nerves, spinal compression, sciatica and many other related injuries. These conditions can drastically affect peoples' quality of life, and cause them to miss work, or take time off from their favourite sports or activities. Inversion tables work by inverting the user at various angles to relieve pain, improve flexibility and reduce nerve pressure, but gravity boots take this a step further by suspending the user completely upside down.

Chronic back pain is one of the most widespread and troublesome conditions. It affects millions of people around the world, whether it's extended periods of sitting, or certain sports-specific movements that cause it. Unfortunately, many people suffer in silence, not knowing what to do to effectively reduce the pain and discomfort they feel on a daily basis. But with their innovative range of inversion tables, Teeter has set out to combat this problem, and people with debilitating pain now have an answer to their problems.

Lower back pain is one of the most widespread, and often debilitating conditions around. It is something that affects millions of people all over the world every day, and can have various causes such as a trapped nerve, or compressed discs in the vertebrae. This can drastically affect peoples' quality of life, and make it difficult to focus on even everyday activities, much less properly compete in any sports. You may have to take time off work, and if you can't afford to do so, there's no alternative but to grin and bear it. You may be a sportsman forced to miss important matches. But thanks to the benefits of inversion tables, it doesn't have to be this way.

If you've done much skiing, you know that travelling down the slopes at high velocity has its risks. Going at speed, having to avoid obstacles and rapid changes of direction all contribute to a sport that has the potential for injury around every corner. The lower body is particularly at risk, as it is all-too-easy to sprain or tear your knees and ankles, putting you out of action and ruining your holiday, or tournament. Even if you don't injure yourself, persistent aches, pains and fatigue are always likely with sustained exertion on the slopes.

Foam Rollers, as have been discussed in previous articles, are excellent tools for relieving aches, pains and stiffness. If you have an active lifestyle then you're likely to experience some of the unfortunate side effects of this. Stiff, sore muscles can reduce your performance and leave you unwilling to train as frequently or as hard, and can make you more susceptible to injury.

Foam Rollers have seen a significant rise in popularity in recent years, and are no longer solely the domain of professional athletes and therapists. They can give relief from stiffness, aches and pains, and get you back to optimum fitness. Yet they are still not fully understood, and many people are unsure of how to use a foam roller best to recovery properly from exercise, warm up, cool down and more.

Stiff, painful and aching muscles are common side effects of exercise, that we often just accept as part of life. They can keep you out of action for an extended period, and prevent you from reaching your full potential. If you keep exercising you risk making your condition worse though, and you can become more susceptible to a more serious injury. But it doesn't have to be like this, as TriggerPoint has discovered.