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darrinb · 04-22-2012, 05:50 PM

Has anyone here that suffer from back pain tried using inversion tables? If so has it help or what is your thoughts about it. Does it matter what brand/type? Do you have a favorite?

I have read about the use of inversion table to treat or even cure back pain. I am thinking of other ways beside surgery that may help in the treating back pain due to herniated or bulging disc.

Bummer Knees · 04-22-2012, 06:12 PM

I will message Bodybuilder and ask her to comment on this. She has been after me to try the inversion table for my spine issues.

bodybuilder1958 · 04-22-2012, 10:50 PM

I approve of inversion tables for a variety of reasons. But depending upon each unique situation it may or may not work. Inversion tables are not for people with high blood pressure, on blood thinners or are pregnant.

I like the teeter hangups, my brother has one. He was rodded in the 1990's and he swears that his inversion table keeps him flexible and moving. Better tables have a guide lever to control how far you flip over. That's a bit important since inversion is something that needs to be done slowly. You spend about 3 weeks slowly moving more and more upside down. Twenty minutes tops until you get used to it.

Some doctors will swear by an inversion table. Others will say I won't touch you if you try it. My oldest son tried one for awhile before having surgery on his back at physical therapy but it didn't offer him much relief. He had a laminectomy done due to pain and loss of function, he could barely walk to our mailbox before surgery. But then my son has stenosis in 4 spots in his spine.

I'd say this, try one out, see if your local YMCA has one and give it a try for a couple of days. I like the teeter hangups because of the style. I'm not too sure that inversion could be a cure but I've counseled dozens of people who now love theirs. I know that my brother doesn't go a day without using his unless he's out of town. He's 48, martial arts expert, does alot of fighting with his martial arts. He can still do the splits with a rodded spine and he swears that it's because of the inversion table. Stretching while upside down relieves tension on the discs. But beyond that just laying there upside down stretching out those muscles, relieving pressure on the discs I believe will and can alleviate alot of pain and discomfort.

jayne · 04-22-2012, 11:50 PM

I have heard alot of pro and con I really wanted to try but was told I couldnt because of my migrains....

bodybuilder1958 · 04-22-2012, 11:59 PM

(04-22-2012 11:50 PM)jayne Wrote: I have heard alot of pro and con I really wanted to try but was told I couldnt because of my migrains....

Jayne it depends upon the type of migraines. If they pre-dated the injury then usually no. It depends upon the type of migraine, what causes the migraine, etc. But I do know some people who claim inversion from the first start of a migraine that an inversion table might help. If post-date then it's worth a try, slowly though. Migraines are caused by a whole host of problems. I knew a lady in Tx who finally tried inversion, she had suffered from migraines since she was 4, now at the first symptoms of a migraine she flips over and 45 minutes later she's good to go instead of being in bed for 2 to 4 days.

darrinb · 04-23-2012, 08:40 AM

Thank Bodybulider for the information. This is something that I might give a try.

jayne · 04-23-2012, 09:52 AM

My migrains are cluster migrains and caused by who the hell knows....but knock on wood I have got tremendous help from topamax...not total cuz thanks to my injury I now have cervical migrains but there is a difference....and I can tell them apart

darrinb · 04-23-2012, 04:38 PM

Is a inversion table safe to use if you had a spinal surgery such as a fusion or disc replacement?

jayne · 04-23-2012, 04:40 PM

you have had a disc "replacement"? spill the beans.....I wanna know everything about the replacement surgery and outcomes if you have had it start talking

darrinb · 04-23-2012, 06:58 PM

(04-23-2012 04:40 PM)jayne Wrote: you have had a disc "replacement"? spill the beans.....I wanna know everything about the replacement surgery and outcomes if you have had it start talking

Didn't have one but was thinking about asking my doctor about it. I was told I needed a fusion by one IC doctor but also was told that i don't need a surgery by another IC doctor. Don't know if I really trust the second doctor. looking at getting a 3rd opinion.

I did some research & it seems to be better then a fusion. Also recovery time is faster