How do you use Your BackTract?
1. Get in Position: While laying flat on your back with knees raised and feet flat on the ground, fit the Back▪Tract over your body, placing the arm supports under your arms pressed up into the armpits, the upper cross bar snug against the thigh near your hips, and the lower cross bar under your knees.
2. How to Use: Start by applying gentle pressure downward into the arm supports with your shoulders, by lowering your shoulders down toward your hips. You should feel the crossbars pushing against your thighs and upper calves immediately creating tension in the spine.
3. Pay Attention: Take notice of the tension in your spinal cord. Start slowly, adjusting the tension as needed by releasing the downward pressure.
4. Decompress: Once you get comfortable, find the right amount of decompressing pressure and hold for ~15 seconds, then release the pressure. Re-apply tension in 15 to 30 second intervals, allowing at least 15 seconds of rest between sets.
5. Start Slow: When starting out, limit yourself to two or three light repetitions (15-30 seconds each) with gentle pressure, then recover (see items 7 and 8 below) to see how your body responds.
6. Old Pro: Once you are comfortable using the device, increase the pressure and time as you are able to (without causing injury), pursuing your decompression goals.
7. Recovery: After decompressing, lay flat on your back for at least a minute to allow your body to adjust and recover. Longer recovery may be necessary for higher tension or longer periods of decompression. Avoid getting up, rotating, twisting, putting any strain or pressure on your spine during recovery.
8. Times Up: After the recovery period, slowly and cautiously roll over onto your side or stomach and raise to your knees, using a chair, or stool to support your upper body until you position yourself to a vertical spine. Once vertical, allow yourself a minute for gravity to resettle your spine before getting back to regular activity.
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