"For the past year, we have been using the Mastercare Back-A-Traction Machine in the Broussard Center for Athletic Training at Louisiana State University. It has been an integral part of our treatment/rehabilitation protocol for a majority of our back injuries sustained by our student-athletes. The sliding back rest enhances the ability to perform the proper gravity assisted traction. We wanted to take this opportunity to express our thanks to Karin Jannson at Swedish BackCare Systems, Inc. for all of her assistance in introducing this useful apparatus. We would recommend this machine to anyone who is looking for a quality gravity assisted traction unit."
Andy Barker M.S A.T.,C - Senior Associate Athletic Trainer, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70894-5095

"I wanted to let you know that after using the Swedish Back Care System for more than a year now, I find it an integral part of our training program. Your system does wonders for knee, hip, and lower back pain. We use Back-A-Traction as a daily part of our stretching regimen. This is a very beneficial product and I would highly recommend it to anyone experiencing pain in the lower body."

Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing you in the near future."
Russ L. Robinson - President, IISA Certified Instructors, Atlanta's Number One Skate School, Atlanta, GA. 31139

"Since 1992, I have used Mastercare, The Swedish Back Care System, when there has been a need for it, in my work with the Swedish National Hockey team "Tre Kronor". The results have been good. We have used the Mastercare both in preventive treatment and in treating injuries.

The Mastercare gives a light traction in the cervical, thorax, and lumbar part of the spine, as well as, in the hip, knee, and foot joints.

This has been positive, both before and after training or games.

I strongly recommend Mastercare, The Swedish Health Care System. It is an easy to use tool for training and rehabilitation. It is built from basic physiological laws and is also easy to use for the individual after just a short introduction and demonstration."
Ulf Karlsson - Physiotherapist, The Swedish National Hockey Team "Tre Kronor"

"I am living proof that The Mastercare, Back-A-Traction really works".
Tomas Gustafson - Örebro, Sweden, 3 times Olympic Gold medalist, 1 time Olympic Silver medalist , 2 times European Champion Gold medalist in long distance skating, 2 times World Record time holder.

"The Back-A-Traction has been wonderful in recover from the injury. I get on the Back-A-Traction before and after my training sessions to relieve the pressure in my back. The feeling is worth anything in the world."
Bengt-Åke Gustafsson - Icehockey player. Has been playing in NHL-Washington Capitals. Now pro in Austria. In 1995 was ranked the best icehockey player in Sweden of all times.

"The Florida Panthers have used Swedish Inversion Stretch Machine for 4 years. We like the easy use, plus the great results it has given us for low back pain and hip tightness or injuries."
David T. Smith - Trainer Florida Panthers Hockey Club

Review Product Details or Order Back-A-Traction Inversion

Ingrid Augustsson, user of Mastercare Back-A-Traction. Ingrid tells: "After a fall during childhood I suffered many years from constant pain in practically the whole body as well as severe exertion-asthma. I could hardly lift one liter milk and totally depended on the family. When I came in touch with Mastercare Back-A-Traction, I became curious and decided to give it a try". -- After only 10 days her exertion-asthma disappeared for good and two months later she could lift as much as 25 kilos. The pain is totally gone today. "It´s important to take deep breaths between each exercise. It was when I discovered the connection between breathing and each exercise that the real improvements occurred", emphasizes Ingrid.

Without Back-A-Traction, Oskar would have been in a wheelchair today ! For 20 years, Oskar Norden, 58, had been plagued by a crippling backache. He needed canes to walk and was unable to drees himself. "When Oskar came home after his first treatment with Back-A-Traction, I could hardly believe my eyes!", exclaimed Gunnel Norden, Oskar´s wife. "He stepped out of the car and carried a bag of groceries inside. He hasn´t been able to do something like that for years." Thanks to the successful treatment with Back-A-Traction, Oskar now has been able to resume a normal life. He is now a satisfied owner of Back-A-Traction, and uses it at least three times a day.

"Besides stretching and unwinding the backward inversion makes it easier for the return to the heart and lungs of venous blood which then gets faster oxygenated"
Thomas Klüft - Växjö, Sweden, Fitness leader.

"The Swedish Mastercare has been found to reduce low-back pain, when used reglarly at the work-place. Many patients describe the effect as sensational, and in contrast to pain killers, has virtually no side-effects.

I usually instruct the patient as he/she comes to my clinic, and let him or her test the equipment. If the effect is momentarily noticeable, I advise the patient to use it regularly. Otherwise I recommend treatment by a physiotherapist. Most low-back pain patients report this immediate relief. Generally I give some simple training instructions to start up with, and as the patient gets better, he or she is recommended to do the full training programme. Sometimes it is enough just to lie down without any exercise and relax in autotraction.

There is no doubt in my mind that certain types of low-back pain with muscle spasms are treated to full healing with the equipment. The medical conclusion is that Mastercare The Swedish Back Care System means a break-through in nearly all back-care rehabilitation."
Lennart Dimberg MD, phD - occupational physician and general practitioner at Volvo Aero Corporation, in Trollhättan, Sweden.

"Thank you for requesting info about our work with patients suffering from patellofemoral osteoarthroses (Chondromalacia). Unfortunately, we've just started this work. The first results will probably be ready in June 98. Low Back Pain represents one of the most common pain syndromes and is one of the most important medical and work-retarding diseases. Together with physiotherapists, we have as you already know been working with the Mastercare Inversion System for about six years. We know that patients with low back pain very often are helped by treatment with the Mastercare Inversion System. During the last year we've had at least two patients with low back pain and osteoarthrosis affecting the patello-femoral compartment of the knee. After 10 weeks of "self-treatment" with Back-A-Traction, they regained almost full use of their knees. They were also asymtomatic as long as they used the device. Because of these results, we have this year, started self-treatment in the Inversion System. About 10 patients with patello-femoral arthrosis have used the unit for 20 weeks. At least 5 of those have regained almost full use of their knees. Next year we hope to start up prospective randomized controlled trials."
Claes Lenngerd - Medical Director and Occupational Physician

"In the office of the Atlantic Back Institute, we have the Swedish Gravity Traction Table. Whenever traction is indicated in the treatment of neck and back disorders, this is a very special piece of equipment. It can be used lying supine or prone. Before I prescribe traction for a patient, this table is used to test the value of traction as a treament modality. The Atlantic Back Institute also prescribes ths table for home use. We have found it to be very useful in the management of acute and chronic back and neck pain, and it has proven itself to be a safe method of treatment."
A.E. Shapter, M.D., FRCS(C) Orthopaedic Surgeon

"Since my purchase of the Mastercare Swedish Back Care System at the December 1997 FCA(Florida Chiropractic Assn.) Convention, we have sued it hundreds of times. Not only is it an exceptionally well made piece of equipment, the patients respond great. In fact, we ahve had several patients want to purchase one for home use. The table does everything you said it would do and I couldn't be happier with the results attained with this product."
William S. Seplow, D.C., P.A., D.A.C.B.S.P.