An inversion table involves lying on a table that turns you upside down so gravity can decompress the discs in your spine. Inverting on a Teeter inversion table helps to decompress the vertebrae, widening the space between the vertebrae and alleviating the pressure on your discs. Taking that pressure off of the discs allows them to rehydrate and fill with nutrient-rich fluid so they naturally heal. No surgery, no weeks of PT exercise.  Just lie, and tilt!