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Benefits of Spinal Decompression
Spinal decompression is a fairly general term. It basically refers to any kind of stretching or traction that you put on the spine. Consider all the pressure and compression we put on our spine every day (sitting, standing, walking, running, lifting, ect.). Now consider what that does to our discs on a daily basis.
Our discs act as sponges between our vertebrae. According to the Soviet Physical Culture and Sports Encyclopedic Dictionary, spinal mobility is dependent on the thickness of the discs. These discs can also absorb fluid and become bigger. This explains how you are taller in the morning than you are in the evening. But if these discs degenerate, are damaged, or are simply compressed without any rehabilitation, considerable immobility and pain can ensue, not to mention muscle weakness and numbness/tingling of the extremities. Is there anything we can do to assist our discs?
Indeed, there is.
There are a few simple ways to elongate out spine and allow our discs to recover from the beating we put them through every day. One is to simply hang on a pull-up bar. After performing a dead hang for a surprisingly small period of time, you may find that the bar is lower to the ground than you once thought, as if you grew by a centimeter or two. A second way is to perform back extensions on the GHD machines at your friendly Crossfit affiliate. Just ask a coach. The third is to make friends with the Reverse Hyper machines that we have at Verve. Before or after a workout, performing, lets say, three sets of ten on the reverse hyper will go a long way toward providing long term benefits to your back and you. Again, just ask your friendly trainer for help. Take care of your back, and it will take care of you.
