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your videos really calm my anxiety down and make me feel significantly better.

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

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🌹

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!

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!

You guys are great! I love your down-to-earth approach to solving common physical problems. Very helpful!

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.

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 🙏

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!

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!

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.

the hanging one is the sooooooooooooooooooooo good and love that little suction release feeling in the spine

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 have changed my thinking so much💪🏽

Amazing!!! I will tell my patients to watch u guys👍🏻

All I can say is thank you.

Thanks utube. I was almost paralyzed yesterday and now I'm walking a bit. I'm very grateful

I enjoyed you Both in the am and pm !! You Both are very helpful Thank you Both💠

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.

This is one of my favorite vids!

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

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.

It helped me tremendously! Great work, Sir.

I have done this lots at work in the past, it works really good, better than a pain killer.

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Thanks a lot Bob and Brad for helping me physically and mentally

I love you guys in a non-literal way! Lol Thank you for helping the world to become healthier!

Bob's got his ragtime hair comb going on again. :-) You guys are great, thanks for the info!

You guys are great, love the videos. Doc even smiling at the end there from stretching his back, feels soooo good xDDD

Thank You Sir!

thank you for this information. all your videos are very helpful

Always great 👍🏻

Who else here also subscribed as soon as they heard the intro song? 👌🏻👌🏻

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 .

Thanks

Thank you ❤️

YOU TWO STAND SO TALL ABOVE MOST WITH THE DOCTOR'S OATH OF DEDICATION & CONCERN FOR THE PEOPLE .

Nice exercises

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 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 get on my inversion table every morning and that relived the pain I was having for a herniated disc. No surgery!

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.

Thanks for the hope guys.. I'll give it a shot!

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.

Hi BOb and Brad, now everytime I do the hanging I quietly say “I love this, I’m happy Bob” at 8:14 😂😉 thanks!!

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.

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U have exercises for Lx stenosis post spinal decompression surgery, but leg symptoms still exists on walking

Thank you for great advice, helped my neighbour. I wish to see some advice on degenerative disc disease, will do some research

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

You guys are great Thank you! Can you comment about posture pump disk hydrator whether or not in your opinion helps with spinal decompression

Thanks for the info Norm Macdonald!

Okay, I heard that now. I'll go look at that video.

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!

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!

Sure!

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!

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!!!

Great

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.

Thanks so much I needed that !! Cool tips :) I used to do such actions as a child on a play ground.. How useful was that !? This is something we can do outdoors, too !! Great !

Traction to my neck...fantastic feeling

Great vid, but in medieval times they had a great machine to stretch your back, the one they tied your feet and arms.

Do these decompression exercises that you have demonstrated work on the cervical spine. I have constant popping and cracking in my upper cervical spine.

A video on facetjoints could be helpfull, to show how the problems people mostly have in reg. backissues are eliminated..

I also saw a method where you push against a wall and stretch your back.

Excellent video. Do "headstand" decompress the spine ?

What about using facetjoints for decompression? It works great for my backissue.

A great mobile version of this (if needed) is with a cheap used , foldable walker

nice Coffee Cups !!

nate man gonna try that T3 and T4 lower etc thanx ☺

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.

this is great, why does it look like it was recorded in the 80s?

Use weightlifting hooks for the hanging version. The dip version is way too difficult for most folks.

You can decompress your spine and then watch the next video on dealing with shoulder pain.

You expect them to go nuts at any second giving deals on coins and swords.

Top 3 intos all time

Can I do this for bugled disk? I have disk bulge at L4 L5

That intro is LIT!

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.

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 have a question . How do you feel about chiropractor ‘s who give “ ring fingers “ to patients with scoliosis?

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.

What's your opinion on "high velocity, low amplitude" decompression?

Just show the stretch that mimics the inversion table...fold the leg up front and lean over

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.

What can be done to decompress the neck? I loved my inversion table!

it's the only thing i did that gave my sciatica relief.

Suggestion buy the straps weightlifters use around their wrists .. takes the stress off your hands completely when hanging

What are y’all thoughts on the ringer dinger. You can KZfaq it.

Does this technique also work on the cervical spine?

I am suffring from hereditary spastic paraperisis . What can i do ?? Please help My age is 32

When I do dis and relax I feel pain in my lower back

Probably good for everyone to do

My elevator at work has armrests just the right height to stand in the corner, lift myself up an inch or so, and decompress using gravity + the acceleration force (if I am alone!)

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

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