4800 Kingman Boulevard. Cummins Woods is a bird sanctuary off of Polk Boulevard, located right by the McCollum Waveland Tennis Courts. View what activities may be going on in this park or other parks. Locate Cummins Woods using our Park Finder. View a complete list of Des Moines Parks.
Definition of inversion for English Language Learners. : a change in the position, order, or relationship of things so that they are the opposite of what they had been.
Overview. In inversion therapy, you lie on what is called an inversion table and hang either partially or completely upside down, promoting traction on the spine. Centuries ago, Hippocrates -- known as the father of medicine -- used this type of treatment by hanging patients upside down on ladders.