Inversion table/therapy?

[Inactiongirl]

Anyone ever try this for back problems ie., disc problems? I've heard good things but not sure it's not all hype from quack types?

 

[whalewager]

Works for some. There is a device out there that a guy with my company is trying to patent. Seems to work well for many. Anything that can stretch the vertabrea and take pressure off the discs affected will help.

 

[Inactiongirl]

Do you have to buy a table or are there places you can go and just "hang out" a few times a week? I herniated a disc in January after picking up a too heavy suitcase and had surgery which only seemed to make things worse. Don't know if I want to invest $400 or whatever they cost without trying it out first. None of my doctors have mentioned it, but the premise makes sense.

 

[LEYKIS101]

I've had an inversion table for over five years now, use it every few days. I like the feeling of decompression in my spine and the blood circulating. I don't have back problems, so not sure what to say about yours, InActionGirl, but I wouldn't think it would hurt.

You can find them for around $100-150 anymore on Ebay or your basic sporting goods stores. I wouldn't get suckered into buying that Teeter infomercial one, theyre all basically the same.

 

[Inactiongirl]

Thanks Leykis101....I will definitely check out ebay...Good to know that they are all basically about the same as I usually subscribe to the "you get what you pay for" philosophy, and I probably would have ended up buying a higher end one that I didn't really need.