Inversion Therapy

25 Jan
2012
Disc, Disc Bulging, Disc Degeneration, Disc Extrusion, Disc Herniation, Disc Prolapse, Disc Protrusion, Inversion Therapy, Lumbar HNP, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Physical Modalities
By André Broussard, D.C.

Inversion therapy in patients with pure single level lumbar discogenic disease: a pilot randomized trial

Disabil Rehabil. 2012;34(17):1473-80. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2011.647231. Epub 2012 Jan 23. K S Manjunath Prasad Abstract Purpose: Backache and sciatica due to protuberant disc disease is a major cause of lost working days and health expenditure. Surgery is a well-established option in the management flowchart. There is no strong evidence proving that traction for sciatica is effective. […]

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25 Jun
1985
Inversion Therapy, Physical Modalities
By André Broussard, D.C.

Vagotonic effect of inversion therapy upon resting neuromuscular tension

Am J Phys Med. 1985 Jun;64(3):119-29. H A deVries, R Cailliet PMID: 3159265 Abstract Inversion therapy has become a popular treatment for low back pain but little experimental evidence is available to suggest a physiological basis for such use. On the basis of earlier work showing a vagotonic influence of inversion upon the cardiovascular system, […]

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25 Aug
1984
Inversion Therapy, Physical Modalities
By André Broussard, D.C.

More on gravity inversion

West J Med. 1984 Aug; 141(2): 247. PMCID: PMC1021765 PMID: 6238484 R M Goldman Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (231K). Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References. PubMed Reference

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