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Sciatica: An Overview
Four out of five adults (80% of the population) experience significant lower back pain at some point in their lives, many from a form of low back pain called sciatica. If you have suffered from this painful condition, inversion therapy may be able to help you find relief.
Sciatica is not a condition itself, rather a symptom of another medical problem resulting from muscular issues, slipped/herniated discs, degenerative disc
disease, spinal stenosis, fractures or tumors.
However, researchers from Newcastle University in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK have published results from a preliminary study, identifying inversion therapy as an effective conservative treatment for sciatica patients needing help avoiding surgery.
The study focused on patients who were told they needed surgery to relieve their sciatic back pain caused by a herniated disc. The patients were divided into two groups: the Conservative group practiced regular physiotherapy on its own, and the Conservative + Teeter group practiced physiotherapy in addition to using a Teeter Hang Ups inversion table.
Their results were very encouraging for sciatica patients - those who practiced inversion with a Teeter were 70.5% less likely to require surgery.
Professor David Mendelow, head of Neuroscience at Newcastle University in England, told the London Telegraph that he estimates inversion therapy could save £80 million a year (about $160 million) in unnecessary surgeries in the UK alone.
Inversion therapy can be experienced in several different forms, most commonly by way of inversion tables, as in this study. There are several things one should consider when shopping for an inversion table to ensure effectiveness and user safety. Third party certification, like the UL Mark, is one effective way to identify whether an inversion table is of sufficient quality and design. Underwriters Laboratory (UL) offers the only testing specification with specific requirements for the unique operation of an inversion table. Despite the fact that testing inversion tables to this standard is voluntary, it is a great indicator if a manufacturer is motivated to ensure their customers' safety by meeting the requirements of real-world use.
With the growing market for inversion tables, there are a wide range of prices and features - yet most inversion tables on the market do not have a UL mark, leaving room to question the risk-factor in using that equipment. In fact, an engineering evaluation that tested the top five brands against the UL inversion table standards showed that four of the five tested had catastrophic failure in basic endurance and strength tests. Only the Teeter Hang Ups inversion table performed without any product failure, and currently is the only brand certificated to UL's inversion table standard.
Four out of five adults (80% of the population) experience significant lower back pain at some point in their lives, many from a form of low back pain called sciatica. If you have suffered from this painful condition, inversion therapy may be able to help you find relief.
What is Sciatica?
Sciatica is not a condition itself, rather a symptom of another medical problem resulting from muscular issues, slipped/herniated discs, degenerative disc
disease, spinal stenosis, fractures or tumors.
What are Symptoms of Sciatica?
Sciatica Relief
However, researchers from Newcastle University in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK have published results from a preliminary study, identifying inversion therapy as an effective conservative treatment for sciatica patients needing help avoiding surgery.
The study focused on patients who were told they needed surgery to relieve their sciatic back pain caused by a herniated disc. The patients were divided into two groups: the Conservative group practiced regular physiotherapy on its own, and the Conservative + Teeter group practiced physiotherapy in addition to using a Teeter Hang Ups inversion table. Their results were very encouraging for sciatica patients - those who practiced inversion with a Teeter were 70.5% less likely to require surgery.
Professor David Mendelow, head of Neuroscience at Newcastle University in England, told the London Telegraph that he estimates inversion therapy could save £80 million a year (about $160 million) in unnecessary surgeries in the UK alone.
Seek a Quality Inversion Table
Inversion therapy can be experienced in several different forms, most commonly by way of inversion tables, as in this study. There are several things one should consider when shopping for an inversion table to ensure effectiveness and user safety. Third party certification, like the UL Mark, is one effective way to identify whether an inversion table is of sufficient quality and design. Underwriters Laboratory (UL) offers the only testing specification with specific requirements for the unique operation of an inversion table. Despite the fact that testing inversion tables to this standard is voluntary, it is a great indicator if a manufacturer is motivated to ensure their customers' safety by meeting the requirements of real-world use.
With the growing market for inversion tables, there are a wide range of prices and features - yet most inversion tables on the market do not have a UL mark, leaving room to question the risk-factor in using that equipment. In fact, an engineering evaluation that tested the top five brands against the UL inversion table standards showed that four of the five tested had catastrophic failure in basic endurance and strength tests. Only the Teeter Hang Ups inversion table performed without any product failure, and currently is the only brand certificated to UL's inversion table standard.
The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed medical professional should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions.
