Talk:Inversion therapy

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[edit] Criticism link from UC Berkeley broken

The link to the criticism from UC Berkeley is broken, so I've deleted it. Alexander.fairley 09:23, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] redirect

There is a redirect page http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inversion_therapy&redirect=no. It should be replaced by this page or merged or something... No idea how to do that - not a member either so probably couldn't anyway. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.204.31.220 (talk • contribs)

Fixed. And I replied here: User talk:217.204.31.220. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 14:43, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for that, but now theres is a redirect page called "Inversion Therapy" that links to this article called the same thing. Is that correct or should they be merged (or the redirect removed).

Yes. Right now Inversion therapy redirects to Inversion Therapy. That's pretty normal. Actually, what should happen is the other way around. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 00:30, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lack of sources

The three statements below strike me as being subjective. I'm not convinced about the first one, surely the effect of gravity would be different hanging upside down, and the other two could do with a source?

Hanging in this way, as with gravity boots or inversion tables, causes each joint in the body to be loaded in an equal and opposite manner to standing.

Proponents claim that inversion therapy is particularly beneficial for the spine in that it relieves pressure on the discs and nerve roots; this in turn allows discs to recover lost moisture and to return to their original shape, decreasing the pressure they can exert on nerves.

Advertisements also claim that it stimulates circulation, improves posture, strengthens ligaments, increases oxygen flow to the brain and increases flexibility.

217.204.31.220 12:48, 23 April 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Merger proposal

It seems to me that this article, the Gravity boots article and the Gravity Guidance article are all talking about the same topic with only slightly different angles on it and a lot of redundant information. I think that they would be better served to be merged into one. Thoughts? norm77 (talk) 21:32, 4 January 2008 (UTC)