The Swedish Back Care Work Place Model

The Swedish Back Care System offers employers an opportunity of reducing the cost of workplace absenteeism due to back pain.

At Volvo-Aero Corporation in Trollhättan, Sweden, the Swedish Back Care System  has reduced the absence due to illness, caused by back problems, by 33%.

“The Swedish Back Care System has been found to reduce lower back pain when used regularly in the work-place. Many patients describe the effect as sensational, and in contrast to pain-killers, has virtually no side-effects”.

-Lennart Dimberg, MD
Occupational Physician and General Practitioner
Volvo-Aero Corporation, Sweden.

It has been successfully used world wide since 1987 by medical doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors etc. in rehabilitation, treatment and prevention of back, neck, shoulder, hip and knee problems.  Many thousands of private individuals and companies use The Swedish Back Care System for self-treatments.

The Swedish Back Care System Concept – was developed in conjunction  with experienced medical doctors and physical therapists in Sweden.  It is based on decompression of discs and joints in combination with simple therapeutic exercises at 15º inversion.

The secret of the system is in the Sliding Backrest that responds to your body movement.  You are always in complete control by engaging the thumb-activated safety catches that determine the degree of inclination.

Even at a 15° degree inversion angle you will experience mild stretching which can relieve muscle tension and improve circulation.  The results are so rewarding, you will be encouraged to use this inversion therapy table time and time again

The Swedish Back Care System is an affordable and effective self-treatment device that increases the well-being to your employees.   It takes up little space and can be placed close to the workplace.

After introduction, your employees can treat themselves and are able to continue an active working life with less pain, helping reduce and prevent absenteeism

Five minutes a day on the Swedish Back Care System is enough to relieve and help prevent the following problems:

* Pain relief
* Increased fluid in joints and discs and increased oxygenation
* Nutriment in – dross out
* Stretching and toning of muscles
* Increased blood circulation and mobility
* A nice relaxation throughout the entire body!
* Improved performance

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Five minutes a day is enough to relieve and help prevent the following problems:

* Chronic back pain (lumbar, thorax and cervical)
* Pain in shoulders and neck
* Muscle pain
* Herniated disc  (Slipped Disc)
* Degenerative disc disease
* Sciatica
* Certain whiplash-injuries
* Bechterews disease (also called Morbus Bechterew, Marie Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis, and ankylosing spondylitis)
* Scoliosis
* Tiredness in the back
* Hip-joint and knee-joint arthritis (worn out hips and knees
* Osteoporosis
* Spinal stenosis
* Spondylolisthesis
* Many postural problems

Please Note: As with any therapy equipment, you should consult your physician before regular use.

The product is CE-marked in Europe which means that it fulfils the demands for Medical Device, Class 1.

A study carried out in Newcastle General Hospital shows evidence regular inversion therapy may significantly reduce the need for back surgery – click here :Newcastle University Study

The Swedish Back Care System is an inversion table that can help reduce absences as a result of back pain.  Another back care solution from KOS.