I'm 50 yrs,have severe scoliosis,I'm 4'11" now~ I used to be 5' 1 & half.i have osteogenesis imperfecta and degenative disc disc dasease and love you guys,. I tell all my drs about you! & I love my inversion bed too😄✌️🙏💖👍thank you!!!you guys & your families are in my prayers🌹
My massage therapist recommended practicing “mindful walking”, by hanging vertically in the deep end of the pool, using a life jacket to provide the lift. I then walk suspended in the water, as if I was on dry land. The pain relief is instant for me, and it changes the way my core muscles activate. Rest, exercise and refreshment in one activity!
This video gave me so much relief. Stretching, hot baths, and OTC pain relievers offering little to no help. I've been out of commission for more than a week. When I tried the two-chair method I felt relief after just a few reps. And having repeated the exercise a few more times in the past couple of hours I can say the pain is nearly gone. I can see why you guys are the most "Famous Physical Therapists on the internet." You give great advice. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
So just skip the anatomy portion??? So you don’t want to know how it happens 🤔 what exactly do you want to fix if you don’t know how it originated? Do you not want to know a little bit about how you got there? Foolishness
@@SuperLaborn Hello. I think it's the personalities ,the mannerisms , speech-patterns, which people skip , which to them are not engaging , sometimes infuriating. But yes , within those disagreeable traits others should sit at the back of a 'bus to avoid , are , certainly , indispensable pre-exercise pieces of knowledge and safety advice.
omg I have lumbar hernia and I just did the first exercise, it felt amazing, no other stretch felt so good like this one, I instantly felt my vertebraes decompressing, what a relief, thanks you, thank you so much!
Thank you guys for what you do. I seriously can’t thank you enough for providing this free content. I have been in so much pain but I’m finally starting to get relief through doing these stretches you demonstrate 🙏
Brilliant video! You guys give me the vibe of an 80s sitcom mixed with extremely valuable information and insight! Thanks for the amazing "body of work"! lol
Thanks guys. I'm using a walker rather than 2 chairs. It works too. But, you may have shown that in another video, come to think of it. Also, something I just found this out and is something to consider for anyone interested in getting an inversion table. If you have IOP (Intraocular pressure), hanging upside down will increase the pressure in the eye.
I started hanging from a pull-up bar to decompress for about 30 years. It works better if I use the simple weight lifting wrist straps wrapped around the bar so that I can really relax my muscles.
Bernice Rizzi I got it at Costco. It’s a Teeter HangsUp, model EP 560. I love it. My chiropractor recommended one. I have spinal stenosis and a herniated disc at L4/5. I really feel that is what kept me from surgery and keeps me symptom free.
I do this while sitting on my chair at my desk. Push off the arm rests and hold myself up for about 20 sec. only way I can work at my sit down job everyday. I was always worried I might be unknowingly hurting myself doing it, so I’m soooo happy to see that it’s ok to do. Thanks for the video!
I love your guys' videos! Especially on spinal injuries and back pain. You guys covered a lot, but I thought I'd share a couple of exercises that have helped me, in hopes of helping others :) Background information: I'm a gymnastics coach and aerialist and also did gymnastics as a child. I have had problems with pain in my lower and mid back/spine after two separate incidents--one in which I did a simple gymnastics skill with poor form (as an adult, without having stretched beforehand), and one in which I tried a new skill from a trampoline into a foam pit and landed in what some people call a "scorpion" position (facing forward, legs above head, with an arched back). My favorite spinal decompression/traction exercises: *I am not a physical therapist, but I just wanted to share a couple of exercises that helped relieve my long term thoracic and lumbar pain :) 1) (Requires a bar) At least twice a week, I would hang from the uneven bars for 1-10 minutes, but usually about 5 minutes. I do aerial silks and trapeze, so I am used to being upside down and find it very relaxing! I hang from the bar with my lower hips/upper thighs touching the bar, in a bent forward position. I found this so helpful and relaxing for my (sharp) back pain, that I decided to add weight. I started with a light kettlebell, then progressively made my way up to 45 lbs, which was tiring to hold onto, but very effective (for me, personally). I also would hang in a variation of the position I previously mentioned--it's the same position, just with bent / Indian style / criss-cross position. When you finish, it is very important to come out of the position slowly (by rolling forward, or lifting your head and shoulders up to a "front support" position on the bar before coming down. This should only be done on a short bar. I always did it on a bar shorter than me, and with a large block mat underneath so I can dismount slowly and with ease. 2) (Requires a lacrosse or tennis ball) This one is specifically for lower/lumbar pain. You lie down on your back with your knees bent (like you're getting ready to do sit-ups), then lift your hips up and place the ball underneath your sacrum. Assuming it feels good, you can lie there as long as you want. But, when you're done, remove the ball by lifting your hips slowly, and lie down a bit longer without the ball before you decide to get up. I wish everyone luck in relieving their back pain!
You are such good thérapist i wish i could find people like you in France we are so in late in that field I am suffering of spondolysis myself and i am glad to have discovered your channel. Thank you so much for your advices.
Oh jeez decompression, I lean over the kitchen sink and lift myself. And I know exactly what your talking about at the end, a friend helped me un kink my spine with ghetto light traction. My back muscles are unbalanced from a car crash. you guys rock!! youve helped many people thank you so much
You guys are the best! Your videos are so helpful! I was lucky enough to find a stretch you guys suggested that has changed my life! Can’t thank you enough!
Hi Bob & Brad. I have buldging disc L3, 4 &5 and compressed soine. I'm 63 yrs old. Started yesterday hanging in the bar and in corner of my kitchen. I think i find relief. How many times I'll do this in a Day? 3 times per session at 30 seconds/ session? Or i could do it every hr? Pls enlighten me. Suffering baxk pain since 2015.. Thanks.
Thank you! I believe my brother and I have been experiencing sciatic pain, and I’ve been wondering how to alleviate it. I’m definitely going to try some of these methods and suggest them to my brother.
The leg up/crunch machine at the gym works realllllllly good for this. Put your forearms on the bars and just let your back hang. I remember the first time I did it on accident and literally my whole lumbar spine cracked and it took my breath away the stretch felt so good. Along with the spine decompressing, it can do wonders for tense muscles in your lower back too.
Hi Mr Bob and Brad- love your video content it’s been so helpful to me. May I ask does hand balancing / handstands count as decompression for the spine and hip? I’m a regular hand balancer and always felt that it feels good on my joints to handstand and never realized it is probably decompressing my lower back and pelvic joints…
I used to do this as a natural reaction to my back pain after long sittings. I didn’t even know that it was an actual thing. All I used to do was to put my hands on the both handles of chair and push them, such that it lifts me up and keep my back relax. Most of the time it used to give me that “pop” sound and the orgasm that cracking your back gives. I used to feel a “little” taller after doing this.
If you’re afraid to use chairs, most people have a kitchen counter in a corner of their kitchen. That’s what I use. Just get in the corner of the counter, nice solid base to brace yourself against. Fees great
I use to use a inversion table and I had a stroke, not sure if the table caused the stroke, but I was afraid to try it again. The table did help my back a lot.
I was having lower back pain (possible herniated disk) I was doing dips one day just how he was positioned with the 2 chairs and on my last rep as I was coming up, my who lower spine either decompressed or adjusted itself because I felt like 4-5 of the bones crack in a painless way. Best feeling ever!!!!
Lol!! This was me pre-inverter table. I'm the weirdo who hangs off counters...mostly sinks so i can get a grip. Never actually used chairs as i just lift myself using the counter/sink & relax to hang my lower body for the adjustment...too lazy to drag out chairs & put away
Why don't physical therapists use traction machines? I've dealt with sciatica issues for years but the one thing that gave me tremendous relief was a traction machine at the physical therapist office. This was years ago and it is no longer available. I laid on my back on a table, legs up on a box with a type of harness around my hips which was attached to a machine on the floor that gently pulled on my hips which stretched my spine. Why is this no longer used?
Hi guys, you were having fun with the hammer analogy, but it is something like this, talking about having limited tools: "When all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail." Thanks for sharing your wonderful knowledge in a fun way.
Love these guys! I wanted an inversion table, but happily bought a yoga swing instead. Much easier, cheaper, and more you can do with them besides hang upside down but you can do that as well.
I work at ups warehouse and we do a lot of lifting of boxes over 70 pounds from floor to about chest height and doing this after work every day realllyy helps
60 yr. old house painter. For years I've laid down on my back for a few minutes at lunch time--at work. This can be stressful at first while my spine relaxes, Sometimes I get a spine pop at the thoracic level behind my heart. This makes the rest of the day a bit easier. I get more rest these days and limit the time spent on my feet.
Bob and Brad: I REALLY need to do this, but my left elbow is fused. I was thinking about making something like a crutch with plenty padding under the armpit. I have tried the inversion table but I could not use it due to the head pressure. I remember as a kid I used to use my arms in the Vee of the kitchen bench and this would give an awesome spinal stretch. I’m 144 kg which doesn’t help (290 pound).
I really need this but can't hang from my arms shoulders because of problems there. and I don't have anyone to "pull me," so if you have any other ideas for spinal decompression I'd love to hear about them. Thanks so much for all your great information
Wonder what Bob and Brad would say about the position of the legs while hanging. Some physical therapist who i I also follow such as Kelly starrett say that it is important to keep the legs and toes slightly in front of your hips when you do pull-ups or hangs. Putting your legs behind you while hanging puts your lower back into a hyperextended unnatural position in which exposes your lower back to injury. I've tried it in some of my pull up routines and it seems to be helpful. Another thing they recommend is noting the thumb position while hanging ensuring that the thumb is wrapped over your index finger has this promotes the correct seating of the shoulder and it's ball and socket joint. Now that is something I truly have experience with and it does work.
There’s yet another device called inline back stretch bench which also does traction but without hanging. I have it and it works reasonably well. I’d recommend it.
I started hanging like this from my pull up bar in my work out the first few times i could feel something in my lower spine (not pain) and after a few times i didnt feel it anymore.
I’m a big fan of hanging from a pull-up bar but unlike what Brad did of grabbing on the bar - I bought a pair of slings to do leg raises with and hung them from the bar The trick to using the slings is to get them well into your arm pits and keeping your upper arm parallel to the floor bend your arm and grab the sling above your shoulder with your hand - forming a triangle. - like this and you can hang a long time without losing a grip ! Plus it locks your shoulders in stabilizing your upper body What I like to do to loosen up is in this position swing my legs side to side together. Next let 1 leg hang down while you twist raising your right leg toward your left hand & do the same reverse it to the other side Than as you’ve stretched out and loosen your muscles just hang straight up/down 30-40 seconds totally relaxed. *** Don’t hang longer than this as it will over stretch and straighten the “S” curve in the lower spine which can create problems and will be painful. Than immediately lay on the floor with your knees bent and relax for 5+ minutes. This will decompress your spine big time !! I figure out this technique back in the mid 1990s when I hurt my back doing heavy squats (300). Chiropractor scheduled me for 10 visits @ strapped down on a table as traction pulled your hips down After the 7th time (and a lot less pain) I realized I could use the abdominal slings on my pull up bar and do the same thing for free. That lesson cost me $800 I do this 2-3 times a week or whenever I feel tight. It generally eliminates back kinks well, however if you’re really in pain go see a professional to make sure you didn’t really do some damage
Should I keep doing these if they are very painfull to do. They cause alot of pain and my sciatic nerve hurts the whole way down to my ankle when doing them?
I've been doing this for years, but only temporarily relieves one symptom. To cure you have to correct your daily posture. Now I don't need to do anymore and the pain is gone.
Do these decompression exercises that you have demonstrated work on the cervical spine. I have constant popping and cracking in my upper cervical spine.
Look into ELDOA, it’s real spinal decompression that lasts! Not a passive decompression but rather a very active decompression while strengthening the muscles and stretching the fascia or connective tissue around the particular articulation you’re trying to decompress
Thanx for being so helpful and always having such great advice to try. Going to a physical therapist office isnt always feasible and a lot of your ideas help out a ton!!! I'm deeply deeply grateful you post these videos they help so so much!!!
I have floating Rib pain (left rib lower side two Rib pain and lower back mussel pain Left side continuesly all Exray and MRI scan is all normal sajest me to any salutation.
I get good result with light back decompression lying on floor with my legs over the seat of a basic kitchen chair . Then lightly pulling up with my legs to raise my butt of the floor about a inch several times .
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I'm 50 yrs,have severe scoliosis,I'm 4'11" now~ I used to be 5' 1 & half.i have osteogenesis imperfecta and degenative disc disc dasease and love you guys,. I tell all my drs about you! & I love my inversion bed too😄✌️🙏💖👍thank you!!!you guys & your families are in my prayers🌹
My massage therapist recommended practicing “mindful walking”, by hanging vertically in the deep end of the pool, using a life jacket to provide the lift. I then walk suspended in the water, as if I was on dry land. The pain relief is instant for me, and it changes the way my core muscles activate. Rest, exercise and refreshment in one activity!
I teach deep water running. And we use deep water flotation belts.They do up tightly around the lower ribs. Much more comfortable than a life jacket
refreshment? please tell me you're not drinking the pool water
what do you mean by hanging 'vertically', is it possible to hang 'horizontally'?
Andy96 vertical is up and down, we call hanging horizontally laying down
your videos really calm my anxiety down and make me feel significantly better.
This video gave me so much relief. Stretching, hot baths, and OTC pain relievers offering little to no help. I've been out of commission for more than a week. When I tried the two-chair method I felt relief after just a few reps. And having repeated the exercise a few more times in the past couple of hours I can say the pain is nearly gone. I can see why you guys are the most "Famous Physical Therapists on the internet." You give great advice. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Info starts at 4:54
Thank yoy... love their videos but dont want to hear all their chitchat.
So just skip the anatomy portion??? So you don’t want to know how it happens 🤔 what exactly do you want to fix if you don’t know how it originated? Do you not want to know a little bit about how you got there? Foolishness
@@SuperLaborn Hello. I think it's the personalities ,the mannerisms , speech-patterns, which people skip , which to them are not engaging , sometimes infuriating. But yes , within those disagreeable traits others should sit at the back of a 'bus to avoid , are , certainly , indispensable pre-exercise pieces of knowledge and safety advice.
AngeLife Thank you!
@@SuperLaborn you just do this shit to feel good. It's not real. They literally prescribe the same exact "solution" to every problem.
The leg pull is what I have my husband do for me while I'm pregnant. It's amazing. Helps beyond belief with pregnancy sciatica.
omg I have lumbar hernia and I just did the first exercise, it felt amazing, no other stretch felt so good like this one, I instantly felt my vertebraes decompressing, what a relief, thanks you, thank you so much!
Thank you guys for what you do. I seriously can’t thank you enough for providing this free content. I have been in so much pain but I’m finally starting to get relief through doing these stretches you demonstrate 🙏
Thanks utube. I was almost paralyzed yesterday and now I'm walking a bit. I'm very grateful
Brilliant video! You guys give me the vibe of an 80s sitcom mixed with extremely valuable information and insight! Thanks for the amazing "body of work"! lol
Perfect Strangers 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks guys. I'm using a walker rather than 2 chairs. It works too. But, you may have shown that in another video, come to think of it.
Also, something I just found this out and is something to consider for anyone interested in getting an inversion table. If you have IOP (Intraocular pressure), hanging upside down will increase the pressure in the eye.
You guys are great! I love your down-to-earth approach to solving common physical problems. Very helpful!
I started hanging from a pull-up bar to decompress for about 30 years. It works better if I use the simple weight lifting wrist straps wrapped around the bar so that I can really relax my muscles.
I was gonna get straps to help my grip so I can hang longer
I get on my inversion table every morning and that relived the pain I was having for a herniated disc. No surgery!
Vicki Moseley what table do you have?
I used to do the inversion table for years until I developed high blood pressure, then I was advised not to unless I was willing to chance a stroke.
artvelcro you don’t want to risk a stroke! Check our Dr Berg RUclips, he has great health info. Good luck.
Bernice Rizzi I got it at Costco. It’s a Teeter HangsUp, model EP 560. I love it. My chiropractor recommended one. I have spinal stenosis and a herniated disc at L4/5. I really feel that is what kept me from surgery and keeps me symptom free.
Cal Ulloa not very long, I go upside down for 30 or 45 seconds and then my chiropractor said to go back and forth several times. Best to you!!
the hanging one is the sooooooooooooooooooooo good and love that little suction release feeling in the spine
I do this while sitting on my chair at my desk. Push off the arm rests and hold myself up for about 20 sec. only way I can work at my sit down job everyday. I was always worried I might be unknowingly hurting myself doing it, so I’m soooo happy to see that it’s ok to do. Thanks for the video!
Liz Hendershott not only okay. It’s great!
I'm doing this every now and then. It works so well.
I love you guys in a non-literal way! Lol Thank you for helping the world to become healthier!
I love your guys' videos! Especially on spinal injuries and back pain. You guys covered a lot, but I thought I'd share a couple of exercises that have helped me, in hopes of helping others :)
Background information:
I'm a gymnastics coach and aerialist and also did gymnastics as a child. I have had problems with pain in my lower and mid back/spine after two separate incidents--one in which I did a simple gymnastics skill with poor form (as an adult, without having stretched beforehand), and one in which I tried a new skill from a trampoline into a foam pit and landed in what some people call a "scorpion" position (facing forward, legs above head, with an arched back).
My favorite spinal decompression/traction exercises:
*I am not a physical therapist, but I just wanted to share a couple of exercises that helped relieve my long term thoracic and lumbar pain :)
1) (Requires a bar) At least twice a week, I would hang from the uneven bars for 1-10 minutes, but usually about 5 minutes. I do aerial silks and trapeze, so I am used to being upside down and find it very relaxing! I hang from the bar with my lower hips/upper thighs touching the bar, in a bent forward position. I found this so helpful and relaxing for my (sharp) back pain, that I decided to add weight. I started with a light kettlebell, then progressively made my way up to 45 lbs, which was tiring to hold onto, but very effective (for me, personally). I also would hang in a variation of the position I previously mentioned--it's the same position, just with bent / Indian style / criss-cross position. When you finish, it is very important to come out of the position slowly (by rolling forward, or lifting your head and shoulders up to a "front support" position on the bar before coming down. This should only be done on a short bar. I always did it on a bar shorter than me, and with a large block mat underneath so I can dismount slowly and with ease.
2) (Requires a lacrosse or tennis ball) This one is specifically for lower/lumbar pain. You lie down on your back with your knees bent (like you're getting ready to do sit-ups), then lift your hips up and place the ball underneath your sacrum. Assuming it feels good, you can lie there as long as you want. But, when you're done, remove the ball by lifting your hips slowly, and lie down a bit longer without the ball before you decide to get up.
I wish everyone luck in relieving their back pain!
Thank you!!!
It cured disc bule?
I think the lacrosse ball is working thanks
You are such good thérapist i wish i could find people like you in France we are so in late in that field I am suffering of spondolysis myself and i am glad to have discovered your channel. Thank you so much for your advices.
I have done this lots at work in the past, it works really good, better than a pain killer.
Oh jeez decompression, I lean over the kitchen sink and lift myself.
And I know exactly what your talking about at the end, a friend helped me un kink my spine with ghetto light traction. My back muscles are unbalanced from a car crash. you guys rock!! youve helped many people thank you so much
YOU TWO STAND SO TALL ABOVE MOST WITH THE DOCTOR'S OATH OF DEDICATION & CONCERN FOR THE PEOPLE .
You guys are the best! Your videos are so helpful! I was lucky enough to find a stretch you guys suggested that has changed my life! Can’t thank you enough!
Hi Bob & Brad. I have buldging disc L3, 4 &5 and compressed soine. I'm 63 yrs old. Started yesterday hanging in the bar and in corner of my kitchen. I think i find relief. How many times I'll do this in a Day? 3 times per session at 30 seconds/ session? Or i could do it every hr? Pls enlighten me. Suffering baxk pain since 2015.. Thanks.
Dear Sir,
I watch your video regularly.they are really helpful. I want to ask my queries
How to get back your lost power of legs after spine surgery
All I can say is thank you.
Thanks a lot Bob and Brad for helping me physically and mentally
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!
I like to put floats under my arms and hang in the pool, and these dry land exercises will be great for days I can’t get to the pool! Thank you!
What can be done to decompress the neck? I loved my inversion table!
Who else here also subscribed as soon as they heard the intro song? 👌🏻👌🏻
gamefreakjoey that intro song is everything
That thing is absolutely corny, but so are Bob 'n' Brad, so it totally works for them.
Honestly who didnt 👏👏👏
Suggestion buy the straps weightlifters use around their wrists .. takes the stress off your hands completely when hanging
Thank you for great advice, helped my neighbour.
I wish to see some advice on degenerative disc disease, will do some research
Thank you! I believe my brother and I have been experiencing sciatic pain, and I’ve been wondering how to alleviate it. I’m definitely going to try some of these methods and suggest them to my brother.
Amazing!!! I will tell my patients to watch u guys👍🏻
The leg up/crunch machine at the gym works realllllllly good for this. Put your forearms on the bars and just let your back hang. I remember the first time I did it on accident and literally my whole lumbar spine cracked and it took my breath away the stretch felt so good. Along with the spine decompressing, it can do wonders for tense muscles in your lower back too.
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You both are so wise... And AMAZING!
Close your eyes and it's almost like listening to car talk. Good information. Was a random video in my feed and I'm glad I watched it.
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME AND I THANK YOU DEARLY💖✌️🙏
Hi Mr Bob and Brad- love your video content it’s been so helpful to me. May I ask does hand balancing / handstands count as decompression for the spine and hip? I’m a regular hand balancer and always felt that it feels good on my joints to handstand and never realized it is probably decompressing my lower back and pelvic joints…
I used to do this as a natural reaction to my back pain after long sittings. I didn’t even know that it was an actual thing. All I used to do was to put my hands on the both handles of chair and push them, such that it lifts me up and keep my back relax. Most of the time it used to give me that “pop” sound and the orgasm that cracking your back gives. I used to feel a “little” taller after doing this.
I do this and have seen others do it too
i’m thinking the pull-up bar is better than using the two chairs only because your wrists have to support your body weight on a 90 degree angle.
Great vid, but in medieval times they had a great machine to stretch your back, the one they tied your feet and arms.
I think they used that for torture and execution purposes :/
To rip you apart yeah
For those with severe back and joint issues they would just tie their arms and legs to four different horse and make them run away from each other
Yeah, Mel Gibson used that one in braveheart,
He felt liberated, so he screamed freedom, after his spinal pain got relieved.
😂😂😂😂😂
Would an inversion table give as much results? How often should I do that?
Hi BOb and Brad, now everytime I do the hanging I quietly say “I love this, I’m happy Bob” at 8:14 😂😉 thanks!!
Bob's got his ragtime hair comb going on again. :-) You guys are great, thanks for the info!
If you’re afraid to use chairs, most people have a kitchen counter in a corner of their kitchen. That’s what I use. Just get in the corner of the counter, nice solid base to brace yourself against. Fees great
I use to use a inversion table and I had a stroke, not sure if the table caused the stroke, but I was afraid to try it again. The table did help my back a lot.
I was having lower back pain (possible herniated disk)
I was doing dips one day just how he was positioned with the 2 chairs and on my last rep as I was coming up, my who lower spine either decompressed or adjusted itself because I felt like 4-5 of the bones crack in a painless way. Best feeling ever!!!!
If anyone is doing the bar method, get yourself some wrist straps off Amazon. It takes the grip component out of it so you can hang much longer.
this is great, why does it look like it was recorded in the 80s?
Does 8 mm canl stenosis cures naturally??
Please answer
What works better to cure without surgery.
Lol!! This was me pre-inverter table. I'm the weirdo who hangs off counters...mostly sinks so i can get a grip. Never actually used chairs as i just lift myself using the counter/sink & relax to hang my lower body for the adjustment...too lazy to drag out chairs & put away
I do the same thing, often several times a day
Me too
Thanks for the hope guys.. I'll give it a shot!
@J Cripps will do right now! Lol thanks again
Why don't physical therapists use traction machines? I've dealt with sciatica issues for years but the one thing that gave me tremendous relief was a traction machine at the physical therapist office. This was years ago and it is no longer available. I laid on my back on a table, legs up on a box with a type of harness around my hips which was attached to a machine on the floor that gently pulled on my hips which stretched my spine. Why is this no longer used?
Okay, I heard that now. I'll go look at that video.
it's the only thing i did that gave my sciatica relief.
You can decompress your spine and then watch the next video on dealing with shoulder pain.
Lol!
Exactly
Hi guys, you were having fun with the hammer analogy, but it is something like this, talking about having limited tools: "When all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail."
Thanks for sharing your wonderful knowledge in a fun way.
Love these guys!
I wanted an inversion table, but happily bought a yoga swing instead. Much easier, cheaper, and more you can do with them besides hang upside down but you can do that as well.
Should've got the inversion table
Use weightlifting hooks for the hanging version. The dip version is way too difficult for most folks.
I work at ups warehouse and we do a lot of lifting of boxes over 70 pounds from floor to about chest height and doing this after work every day realllyy helps
60 yr. old house painter. For years I've laid down on my back for a few minutes at lunch time--at work. This can be stressful at first while my spine relaxes, Sometimes I get a spine pop at the thoracic level behind my heart. This makes the rest of the day a bit easier. I get more rest these days and limit the time spent on my feet.
Bob and Brad:
I REALLY need to do this, but my left elbow is fused.
I was thinking about making something like a crutch with plenty padding under the armpit.
I have tried the inversion table but I could not use it due to the head pressure.
I remember as a kid I used to use my arms in the Vee of the kitchen bench and this would give an awesome spinal stretch.
I’m 144 kg which doesn’t help (290 pound).
I really need this but can't hang from my arms shoulders because of problems there. and I don't have anyone to "pull me," so if you have any other ideas for spinal decompression I'd love to hear about them. Thanks so much for all your great information
Wonder what Bob and Brad would say about the position of the legs while hanging. Some physical therapist who i I also follow such as Kelly starrett say that it is important to keep the legs and toes slightly in front of your hips when you do pull-ups or hangs. Putting your legs behind you while hanging puts your lower back into a hyperextended unnatural position in which exposes your lower back to injury. I've tried it in some of my pull up routines and it seems to be helpful. Another thing they recommend is noting the thumb position while hanging ensuring that the thumb is wrapped over your index finger has this promotes the correct seating of the shoulder and it's ball and socket joint. Now that is something I truly have experience with and it does work.
Off topic but what causes a “crick” in the neck while sleeping ? And how do you relieve the pain? It really really hurts!
What if it hurts and feeling lots of pressure?
There’s yet another device called inline back stretch bench which also does traction but without hanging. I have it and it works reasonably well. I’d recommend it.
I do this on the countertops and even get cracks through my lower neck and spine
I thought I was the only one.
@@lucaspeterson8115 nope, me too
This is one of my favorite vids!
I started hanging like this from my pull up bar in my work out the first few times i could feel something in my lower spine (not pain) and after a few times i didnt feel it anymore.
L5 S1 ? Grade 1 ? I have L5 S1 grade 1 I have left side lower back pain. Stiffness.
I’m a big fan of hanging from a pull-up bar but unlike what Brad did of grabbing on the bar - I bought a pair of slings to do leg raises with and hung them from the bar
The trick to using the slings is to get them well into your arm pits and keeping your upper arm parallel to the floor bend your arm and grab the sling above your shoulder with your hand - forming a triangle. - like this and you can hang a long time without losing a grip ! Plus it locks your shoulders in stabilizing your upper body
What I like to do to loosen up is in this position swing my legs side to side together. Next let 1 leg hang down while you twist raising your right leg toward your left hand & do the same reverse it to the other side Than as you’ve stretched out and loosen your muscles just hang straight up/down 30-40 seconds totally relaxed. *** Don’t hang longer than this as it will over stretch and straighten the “S” curve in the lower spine which can create problems and will be painful.
Than immediately lay on the floor with your knees bent and relax for 5+ minutes. This will decompress your spine big time !!
I figure out this technique back in the mid 1990s when I hurt my back doing heavy squats (300). Chiropractor scheduled me for 10 visits @ strapped down on a table as traction pulled your hips down After the 7th time (and a lot less pain) I realized I could use the abdominal slings on my pull up bar and do the same thing for free. That lesson cost me $800
I do this 2-3 times a week or whenever I feel tight. It generally eliminates back kinks well, however if you’re really in pain go see a professional to make sure you didn’t really do some damage
Should I keep doing these if they are very painfull to do. They cause alot of pain and my sciatic nerve hurts the whole way down to my ankle when doing them?
Conor how is your sciatica condition now ??
It helped me tremendously! Great work, Sir.
We are so glad :) have a great day!
How can you do this if you've just had shoulder surgery and can't support your body weight with your arms?
Sure!
do you guys have a remedy for varicoceles? I've been suffering from this condition for 1 year now and would really appreciate some help, thanks.
You expect them to go nuts at any second giving deals on coins and swords.
Always great 👍🏻
I've been doing this for years, but only temporarily relieves one symptom. To cure you have to correct your daily posture. Now I don't need to do anymore and the pain is gone.
Do these decompression exercises that you have demonstrated work on the cervical spine. I have constant popping and cracking in my upper cervical spine.
Thanks
That intro is LIT!
thank you for this information. all your videos are very helpful
Question? I have a chair style inversion table? would this also decompress the hips & legs?
Thanks for the info Norm Macdonald!
You're welcome! :)
He really sounds like him though.
What about inversion tables?? I'm in a hurry here, so maybe you mentioned them?
what about using crutches instead of chairs for people with low strength in arms and arthritic wrists?
Look into ELDOA, it’s real spinal decompression that lasts! Not a passive decompression but rather a very active decompression while strengthening the muscles and stretching the fascia or connective tissue around the particular articulation you’re trying to decompress
You guys have changed my thinking so much💪🏽
thanks guys ur awesome. also a tip. try to make the audio or volume level the same for all ur vids.
These look like good and relieving ways .
Although it feels good, spinal decompression also kinda feels "weird" (a bit achy) when I'm starting. Is that because your system is adjusting to it?
Thanx for being so helpful and always having such great advice to try. Going to a physical therapist office isnt always feasible and a lot of your ideas help out a ton!!! I'm deeply deeply grateful you post these videos they help so so much!!!
I enjoyed you Both in the am and pm !! You Both are very helpful Thank you Both💠
Anybody else see how he got left hangin at 10:25 so he played it off as if he was explaining something 😂
A great mobile version of this (if needed) is with a cheap used , foldable walker
I have floating Rib pain (left rib lower side two Rib pain and lower back mussel pain Left side continuesly all Exray and MRI scan is all normal sajest me to any salutation.
I get good result with light back decompression lying on floor with
my legs over the seat of a basic kitchen chair . Then lightly pulling up with my legs to raise my butt of the floor about a inch several times .
I have grade 1 L5 S1 spondilolusthesis how can i decompress my L1region which slight pain in left scrotum kindly suggest