I've been having back pain since December. It was getting pretty bad. I had a week off and I stayed in bed fasting for 3 days. I was still unable to sleep unless I was on my left side in a fetal position. I would wake up with my back muscles tightened more and having back pain all day.
I started by setting the angle of the table to about 50 degrees. The next day I felt better, but the next 3 days I was in too much pain to use the inversion table. Then I started using it again on Friday. This time I removed the limiting strap and did the full inversion. I feel much better now. My ribs are still a little sore, but I don't have the pain from the muscles tightening anymore. I was able to sleep on my back last night.
I'm happy with the results I'm getting with inversion. Everyone was urging me to go to a doctor or chiropractor. I don't like doctors, so they are a last resort for me. I always prefer to be self empowered and independant.
...I have ALWAYS wanted an 'inversion table' - but when I look at the options (like with everything), I'm overwhelmed with the various types, claims & variations.
What are the "baseline" issues that need to be addressed when selecting a quality inversion table?
A few years ago I bought an inversion table and its one of the best purchases I've ever made. All inversion tables are NOT equal, in fact some of them can be quite dangerous. A friend of mine had one, her husband is an engineer and he did all the research before he bought one for my friend. I went and tried hers out when she got it then did all the research myself.
This is the table we both have, its the safest on the market in my opinion but just like you tell everybody regarding your tinctures and the IP each person has to have their own discernment regarding what is best for them. Here is the link to the website of the table I have.
A lot of my friends have bought this table after coming to my house and using mine. There really is nothing better, even if you don't have back problems. I'll link you to my original post about my inversion table instead of telling the whole story again, faster that way LOL. Just one thing I want to say that I don't think I said in my original post and that is even if you don't have back problems inverting regularly will prevent you from becoming a stooped over little old lady when you reach that age LOL.
I have read about the benefits of inversion and decided to get one, but I was in no particular hurry. I started scanning Craig's List for one. In about 2 weeks I found one listed at a yard sale 50 miles away, but in a town my brother lives in. My brother went to check it out and got it for $50. Seems the man got it through his insurance company because of a recommendation from a chiropractor and he rarely used it anymore.
When I got it home and checking it out it seemed to be high quality. I was just now reading this thread and got curious about the make of the one I have. I just checked it out and lo & behold it is the Teeter Hang-up. The one you folks call the best.
I am a firm believer in the Law of Attraction, so I doubt it is totally good luck on my part.
I have wondered if Batman hangs upside down, so I may change my handle to Batman.
Way to Manifest~!! My inversion table
I am using now is exactly like the one
I have in storage and I went to look
for it hours before I found it. I found
it at a sports resale shop. It was still
covered in dust and sitting on the side
walk when I saw it. I waited until the
storekeeper finished buying it before I
asked him the price. He said he would
clean it up and I paid a hundred bucks
for mine. He did not even have to take
it into the store, instead, loading it
into my van. One of the little plugs on
the end was missing and I called Teeter's
and they sent me a replacement for free
that very day. I was thrilled. Teeter's
ROCK~!
I also had a roommate years ago who
was a big influence on my desire to
invert. He was an EMT so needed to be
strong. He would get up at 4 in the
morning so he could lift weights and
invert before leaving for work. He did
have the nickname of Batman since he was
also very tall and when he inverted he
would do these exercises with weights
and then would fold his arms across
his chest and do situps. We were all
sure he was part Batman...ggg.
I am happy for you and like the thought
of you happily hanging upside down~!
I have done a lot of research and narrowed it down to one of two units I am going to get; either the Teeter Hangups Dex II (about $350) or the less expensive Orthopod (less than $200). My chiro says that he personally has an Orthodpod and recommends it highly. Neither one of those two models require putting any stress on your ankles and knees - which the gravity boot type models do. Ankles and knees, especially for those who are no longer teenagers (ahem), were not designed to handle the weight of the entire suspended body.
I didn't do much research on different brands, but I'm happy with the quality of the Teeter 550. For $300 it was a safe purchase for me. I saw some brands for less money, but I didn't have enough information about them to know if they were as good. I just found out about inversion tables on Curezone because I was looking for something to help my back. This seems to be the most popular brand going by all the youtube videos and Ebay. It's a basic model that has a strap to limit the angle of inversion. There is a three position adjustment for responsiveness. When it is set at the most responsive level and the limiting strap is disconnected, it will lock in full inversion. It was a little scary going to full inversion for the first time. It took me a few minutes to figure out how to flip the table back to the upright position.
Sorry I couldn't be much help comparing different brands. The main thing for me was getting a basic model to get the job done. I might have paid more than I had to, but it was worth it for me because it helped my back feel better.
I also am a fan of the Hang-ups.
My criteria when I went looking
was safety and manufacturing. I
wanted something that could offer
me solid security when I was hanging
it it. I sure did not want to fall
out. I also wanted ease of use too.
I had used a friend's inversion
table once which was an older one
of a different kind. There was not
an easy way to bring myself up and
I was alone and only through great
strength was I able to right myself
since the design did not allow for
ease of recovery to an upright
position. I never used it again
since that experience was a little
traumatic. It did give me a significant
starting point for what I WAS looking
for in a table. I did the research
years ago and so have used one for
years. I especially love it for
moving lymph. I also find it very
relaxing and comforting to use it
as a rocking table for my body. I
do invert fully but probably use
it to rock most often. I used mine
just yesterday and did not invert
totally but spent probably 15 minutes
gently rocking.
Often when I have others on the table,
I will ask them to relax and allow me
to rock them.
All in all, if you are focused on
regaining and maintaining health,
it is a great investment. When I came
here, I did not bring mine since I
knew my friends had one. When they
moved north and took their's with
them, I went out that day and found
another at a sport's resale store.
I would prefer to always have one in
my life.
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