Ligaments, although flexible, often tear when loaded suddenly or unexpectedly, especially if weakened through inactivity. Regular mobilisation and exercise of joints, and therefore the ligaments, can help increase the collagen content, increasing ligament strength and flexibility.
Regular use of the joints and muscles is the best method of achieving functional fitness. Functional fitness is that fitness needed to move easily and without effort or pain, to simply be able to do all the things you want to do in life without excess effort.
Stretching in the inverted position maximises effectiveness, because it utilises the user's body weight to realise maximum decompression, achieving a greater degree of intervertebral separation. The net result lengthens muscles, and hydrates the soft tissue in the weight bearing joints helping them to rejuvenate naturally and maintain healthy mobility.
It is vital to have proper joint support, through strong ligaments and muscles, in order to maintain an active lifestyle and prevent injury. Ligaments are flexible but not very elastic, and can tear when their tensile strength is weakened or brought to failure by sudden or chronic lengthening or strain. Mobilisation and gentle loading of ligaments can help to increase the collagen content of the tissue, which has been found to increase ligament strength in subjects1. Inverted stretching and exercise provides gentle decompression and mobilisation of the spine and weight-bearing joints, which can stimulate strengthening of ligaments.
Regular mobilisation of the joints, stretching and relaxing of the muscles and loading of the ligaments, which can be accomplished with inversion, can help attain functional fitness. Functional fitness is defined as a state of flexibility, strength and balance that supports youthful movement and activity. Inverted decompression is a way to keep joints healthy and flexible as the body ages, which translates to an active way of living throughout a lifetime.
Results may not be typical and vary by user.
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- As a matter of fact, I underwent an electro-mylograph (EMG) test after 2 weeks of using the Teeter F5000. The EMG consisted of a neurologist inserting needles into my arm and neck to measure the electrical performance of my nerves. Of the many readings the doctors took, only one was slightly out of tolerance. In a short 2 weeks of inversion therapy, I was virtually cured and did not require surgery. Today as I write this, I no longer experience any numbness in my arms, and my back and neck pain are virtually nonexistant. I went from prescription pain medication to one aspirin a day! Thank you from the bottom of my heart, the Teeter F5000 and inversion therapy has given me back my life!
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BME/ME 456 Biomechanics: Structure and Function of Ligaments and Tendons http://www.engin.umich.edu/class/bme456/ligten/ligten.htm