If you are suffering from back pain, stress or poor circulation, we recommend that you give inversion a try. Inversion is a very gentle and relaxing therapy that may be the answer that you have been looking for. . Inversion reduces the negative effects of gravity by placing your feet higher than your head. Simply put, your body is turned upside down and gravity is used to work in the opposite direction that your body is used to. Instead of compressing your spine, your vertebrae are stretched out to relieve pressure on your disk. Many of the inversion table benefits are that inversion tables have also been known to help improve posture, reduce headaches, help reduce varicose veins and relieve stress. Although the idea of inversion may be unfamiliar to you and sound like some new or uncommon concept, inversion therapy has actually been around since around 400 B.C.