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Is using an inversion table good for you?

Like where you hang upside down to stretch out your spine..

Are there any other alternative treatment methods for a bulging disc besides PT, ESI, and surgery?

I have had a bulging disc in the L5 region of my spine for the last 11 months. After getting a MRI done it was shown that I had about a 2.5mm bulge which was pretty bad according to my doctors. I tried PT, took NSAIDS, and did a epidural steroid injection with no positive [...]

Why do I keep having this weird dream?

I have no clue why but I keep having this bad dream. In it I am in my chiropractors office and one of his employees puts me on an inversion table. For those that don’t know an inversion table is a flat table you lay on with your ankles strapped in and it tilts you [...]

Is back surgery avoidable? Are there other treatment options?

I had an injury that left a ruptured disc in the thoracic region T5-7. It has been a year since my injury. Due to the weakness in that area I am now having effected areas in the cervical region and lumbar region of my spine. I’ve been continuing with physical therapy, muscle stem(TENS unit at [...]

I have constant back pain. I always try to crack it or hang from the door. Do inversion tables work? THANK YOU?

I’ve been to a chiropractor, and will again, but for at home use, I’m wondering if being inverted would help stretch my spine… I’ve never used an inversion table. If you have, does it help the pain? Thanks a lot.

What's up with my neck?

Ever since I used my Teeter HangUps Inversion Table the top of my spine/back of my neck messed up. I can hear bones crunching very loudly everytime I turn my head either way. It’s been about a year and seems to be getting worse. I don’t have pain from it. What’s up and should I [...]

is inversion tables good for neck injuries?

Can inversion tables help heal herniated disks in the spine?

Do inversion tables help one grow?

How can you grow taller with inverson table? Gravity pull decompress your spinal column when you are standing upright, thus you are a few inches shorter than your real ‘natural’ height. Consistent usage of inversion table enables you to reverse this decompression process and restore your natural height. Inversion table is excellent not only for [...]

Have you had success using an inversion table for lower back pain?

My chiropractor said I have every symptom for spinal stenosis (I don’t have insurance or money, so this is not possible to confirm via MRI). The chiropractor recommended spinal decompression, which is 0. I can buy an inversion table for less than that. Do inversion tables help with lower back pain and or spinal stenosis? [...]

Inversion Table? Get one! I love mine for lower back pain.?

I really want to share about my inversion table and hear if anyone else out there are getting similar benefits from using one. I have 4 active herniated disks. My orthopedist and a neurosurgeon believe that spinal fusion is the best alternative to help with the pain I have been dealing with since 2002. I [...]