Understanding Inversion Tables For Back Pain/Sciatica (Buy One Or Not?)
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- Understanding Inversion Tables For Back Pain/Sciatica. (Buy One Or Not?)
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I’ve had my Teeter table about 7 years and I use it every single day first thing in the morning. I’ve had NO back pain since I started using it. I had a herniated disc and I’ve been told I have spondylitis and I don’t have any problems associated with it at all. I’m 65 years old and my doctor is always surprised I haven’t lost any height since I’ve been seeing her - 15 years with that practice. If I’ve done a lot of gardening or bending, I’ll get on it at the end of the day. I seriously feel it’s the purchase I’ve ever made.
for how long are you on it, and what degree are you using it? Also how long after the herniated disc diagnosis did you start using it? wondering because im adding it to a clinic study
also if you dont mind. Do you work behind a desk for more than 4 hrs a day?
@@spinestar6581 I’m on it for 30 to 45 seconds. I go all the way upside down, but as my chiropractor advised, I swing a couple of times. I don’t just go all the way and stay there. I also a steroid injection in my back and I did acupuncture too - I threw everything at my back that I could. I bought the table probably 6 weeks after the diagnosis. Hope that answers your questions, I’m happy to answer more.
@@spinestar6581 no, I’m retired. I’m very active with gardening, exercise and music.
@@vickimoseley7434 thank you! :)
I’ve had my Teeter Table for about half a year now. I do about 60 degree stretch two or three times a day for just five minutes or less, my back feels so much better after a stretch.
Lower back decompression is something needed by almost everyone
I own a Teter... I was in pain when woke this morning, started my coffee, went straight to my inversion table and a little bit later...feeling fine!! I love my Teter!
Amazing does it take all the pain away...does it readjust your back
You both have helped many people with maintaining health and wellness, I hope you both are taking care of yourselves. God bless.
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I have had my Teeter Hang Up for over ten years. I love it and wouldn’t want to be without it. I have scoliosis and it sure helps me to use it twice a day. I can hang totally inverted for several minutes.
Love my Teeter. Just got it a week ago. WOW, I never thought it would work this well. Amazing product. I had both lower legs broken. I was hit by a car and pinned against a brick wall. Yes both at the same time. This was 28 years ago. This is heaven sent.
My Mom (89 now) has used an inversion table for at least 30 years. As a person with various spine ‘bends’ it has kept her healthy and still able to carry on, we are in Scotland on a tour right now MISSING it since we are not home
This device completely healed my back i only use it 4 times a year now
thats super encouraging to hear. maybe ill give it a go
You did a video a while back on passive hanging which helped with shoulder pain issues and lower back pain, too.
I've had my teeter hang up for years. I used to hang at 90 degrees and do hanging sit-ups but I stopped as I thought this might be stretching the knee ligaments too much. I have found it great for those rare times I awake with a bit of a stiff neck. I just fully invert and slowly begin moving my head from side to side. Usually in less than a minute I am fine. Otherwise I set the decline to 60 degrees. I think it also helps prevent things like Vertigo attacks.
I love mine. Solves my sciatica pain and even neck pain. Combined with stretching it’s heaven.
So you are healed from sciatica because of it? or is it just temporary relief?
@@mohamedanouar9363 different things might trigger it from time to time such as stress, exercise, heavy lifting. But if I do have a problem I always just spend maybe a week or so hanging combined with stretching and it works.
I tried inversion for about a year for L5 S1 issues. It helped but still no cure. The next step I took was aerial yoga. It’s not for everyone but wow! What a good stretch and It feels good. After four weeks all pain is gone.
What is aerial yoga.
@@geminil2415 isnt it obvious its yoga while jumping out of a plane get the whole routine done fast cuz you cant forget to pull the ripcord
Castor oil on a heating pad for 1 hour a day helps cure damaged bones
All I can say about inversion is I tried everything from chiropractic to Acupuncture. Nothing worked for me like inversion. Been using my table for over 20 years. I own a $80 buck cheapo works just fine.
You guys are awesome, as usual. You explain everything so well even I can understand it. Thank you.
Bob I’m glad your surgery went well. Hope you heal quick! Thank you for this video I will now try the one at the gym I go to before I purchase one of these. I have bulging discs and am hoping this helps! Thank you both!
I was wondering, Bob seems slow and frail, off of his game… He had surgery???
@@CSLee-yu6ht I had noticed the same and was worried about him.
My husbands inversion board has been a real life saver!!!
I’ve had 4 teeters ….outside in the Florida keys salt and a Hurricane or two killed several……first one bought in about 1981
Saved me from surgery and I will never be without one.
Rarely use it but it’s there when I need a stretch, I believe it can impact knees and would advise others to use it “ as needed “ and
Of course more frequently when recovering from injury.
major back pain …recovered and have no scars ….I’m 73 my Back Journey started in my 30s
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Teeter is very well built, and priced accordingly. I found a decent table online for under $150. It's solid and I've used it at least daily for a couple of years. It's a great thing to have .
My Teeter has been a Godsend! The hand thingie extension for the feet is a must have and side rails help with full inversion which is much easier than you think. Full inversion sit ups are the easiest and most satisfying stomach exercises I have ever done! Even better than when I could do 500 sit ups, And you only have to do a few to feel great results!
Excellent video! 👍 I look forward to your next one.
Bob & Brad you guys rock!!!
Most people invert to far at first. Start out at 5-10 degrees and progress from there. I've had mine for a year and I'm only at 45 degrees. Really helps with the pain.
I went a couple 3 minute sessions at 90 degrees (full inversion hanging) my first time a few days ago and I’m still sore. I have a L5S1 herniated disc. I’ll try to less inversion and more consistent sessions even though, at the moment, the full inversion felt so good.
If you aren't exercising the area, maybe. That's a very slow progression.
@@baula338 yikes! I had the same, l5s1 herniation, tried decompression exercises far too soon and ended up in emergency. No stretches or exercises should cause your back more pain , if they do you’re it’s too early.
@@briangalloway3684 yes, exactly this. stretching the muscles will do nothing if you don't strengthen the muscles too.
Mate. I just went straight to 90 degrees upside down. No half measures lol. My back loves it
I have been using inversion since my late teens. I’m 53. I love it. I’m very tall and always had some back pain. 5m on it and you fell like new.
Im short and have back pain, so i dont think height matters. I think mines from a bad fall i had a few decades ago.
I bought an inversion table about 30 years ago and have used it every so often when dealing with sciatica and it still works fine. I started with PT in the right buttocks and changed where is kept my wallet. I received a list of stretches to perform which were demonstrated for me too along with Ultrasound treatments. I found while driving long distances that it helped placing my hand flat under my thigh close to my buttocks took pressure off that area and relieved pain too. Part of my problem was my pelvis was tilted forward possibly from weight lifting and my Chiro did adjustments for that. Eventually the right side was no longer the problem, but the left side became it with revenge with radiation down my left leg and piriformis syndrome along with Meralgia paresthetica from prolonged standing, including lower back pain/fatigue bilat. to where I had to sit down. But I do swear by my table for much relief and I will hang near vertical for 10-minutes at a time without any problems. Also, I am 70.
It’s help my knee I had acl surgery and than my athratist came out in my knee joint so my knee recovery slowed its around six months after I starting this it’s so helpful my knee recovery
I have had mine for nearly 20 years ... I would not be without it.... No need to be completely inverted....
Tightness of muscles and ligaments are a contributor to back pain.
Regular stretching exercises, massage of the back, physical therapy, chiropractic treatment, using a foam roller and yoga are all things that can help "release" the tension. Once the area is relaxed an inversion table can help stretch the back.
I had a knock off version, it was pretty good back when I had sciatica but it was super painful on my ankles because I had a long love affair with bmx and snowboarding that had resulted in breaking my feet and ankles a few times over a couple decades. This was back before foam pits were used. I have since had the teeter that you hang from your waist and all the pressure goes to your thighs. It’s WONDERFUL and really good for doing postural chain work/gluts work.
There is such a thing?! Been wary to hang from my ankles. Would really appreciate if you give the name/brand of yours.
Game changer for my L5 S1 badly herniated disc. 4-5 times a day for 5 mins or less each time. Big results after a couple weeks
That you Bob & Brad, I've been thinking on getting one for awhile . Since you guys recommend it . I will invest :)
When I need my inversion table, I am sure glad it's there.
Also, I love your intro song.
2:54 he totally played the spine guitar! 🤘 I bought one for $50 used from local classifides. It helps but hurts my knees
I’m selling my padded Ironman Inversion table for the Teeter LX9. Bob and Brad are so right about the padding. You don’t want a table that doesn’t allow you to fully stretch. Also the Teeter can go fully inverted unlike others. I’m also dealing with a L5/S1 disc bulge.
Hello. Did the inversion table work?
@@davoncci I am feeling much better now. I’m about 70% recovered. I will say that the inversion table did help, HOWEVER, it is not the solution to my particular injury. On top of that, everyone’s injury is unique to them. Thus, the rehab program will differ for each person. The biggest positive impact in my recovery has been Dr. Stuart McGill and his book “Back Mechanic”. If you don’t have this book, please purchase it and read it twice! Dr. McGill saved my life and helped me avoid surgery. Which would have most likely not addressed my issue and possibly caused further damage. Watch Dr. Stuart McGill explaining lower back injuries and pain in the many interviews he has on UA-cam. He is truly a gift to the lower back pain suffers of the world.
Teeter worked for me. It's not for everybody but at the time, it's the ONLY thing that brought me backpain relief. Since then, and after many years of experience with back pain, finding a good massage therapist and doing the exercises in the book called Body Weight Strength training, has kept my back pain away. But I will never part with my Teeter. It did so much for me when nothing else would, that I just can't give it up.
I have had a Teeter for several years now and I would not want to do without it. I use it when I get a trapped nerve or muscle spasm pain in my hip, lower back, shoulder and neck (not all at once thank goodness!). A few short sessions of dour minutes on this per day helps to put me on the road to recovery.
I’ve had 2 teeters over the years.
The one I have now, I have had for about 12. Years.
When I had sciatic/ from bulging disc I would use it, when I would come back up from inversion I would struggle to lean forward and get off, but overall I would get some benefit.
Microdisectomy in 2016, back is ok, it does play up a bit from time to time, lower back muscles seize up, I teeter and it usually improves, but since surgery I can get off teeter with ease. Best thing for me is pressure pointing up and down my back with tennis balls to release muscles along with some teetering.
God bless.
Always wondered about these.
I find I can do much the same thing with a chin up bar by just hanging which improves grip strength and stretches shoulders and arms along with decompressing the spine. I also can do a similar situation with a Total Gym.
ive got compression fractures in 2 vertibrae. i tried a friends inversion table... i think once its dialed in, it would be great relief.
My go to, is decompressing over a large gym ball (an excercise from these guys!!) hold onto a fixed point and let my bodyweight do the rest. its as gentle or as agressive as i need and i get instant releif without the need to adjust settings...
so a table is great... but honestly for $30 a gym ball will do a similar job.
I would be crippled without this!!!
Everyone buy one!!!
Bob and Brad are the best! In my opinion of course. 😁
I use it everyday in my driveway,in the beautiful California sun, thank for your knowledge.i sometimes just sleep flat ion it
I love my Teeter but one of the handles broke off I'm going to see if I could get a replacement part Great video by the way God-bless
Knees and feet can be affected, I had one for a few years, my back felt better after each session but eventually stopped helping and my foot posture changed for the worse and I stopped using it, learned some yoga instead which actually helped fix the problems.
NEVER change that cheezy intro. Love it 👌
If you're thinking of buying one do it. It helps my back pain so much. When I can handle hanging upside down for three minutes or more it feels like an amazing release.
Excellent video and PSA! I have a Teeter and I love it. So sorry to hear Rodger has past R.I.P.
I own one. More importantly is the fact that you moved a book self on set with Green Bay and Viking tokens I greatly appreciate. For that I thank you.
I tried over and over again, using every different pair of shoes, but my ankles would always slip out of joint. It felt like I was hanging by the muscles and ligaments. I loved it on my back.
I've got a bunch of stuff going on... a little bit of arthritis in my hips and back, a disk that likes to bulge when things are out of whack, and some piriformis syndrome. After a bunch of strenuous work, I know what is coming... And I have routine for getting going that works really great for me and only takes like 10 minutes to do...
First, after the hard work, I drink a bunch of water and let all my muscles get tight like they normally do, to the point I start loosing my mobility. I then do a series of let stretches on my bed, then I get on the floor with varying sizes of rubber balls to further loosen things up. Then I move onto using a 200lb workout strap anchored to a wall to decompress my hips and some other things. If all that didn't set me right, I hit the inversion table... And, because I'm right hand dominant I can really feel the twisting tightness throughout my body unpacking when on the table. And if that did not bring relief, the dead last I will support my chest and torso with Yoga bolsters and decompress my hips and shoulders by allowing them to hang off the sides. This routine always brings me back, and I really dread the day it comes when it ceases to work... And once all straightened out, I'm also a little warmed up. So I finish off with some kettlebell swings, squats, and snatches....
Most of my right side pain comes from doing everything right handed... so when doing yard work I force myself to do stuff left handed too to balance out the workload...
Anyhow, I wanna thank Bob and Brad for giving me ideas to add to my routine. Which has helped keep me from returning to alcohol for relief... which long term is no solution and only exacerbates the problem.
Hi guys, really appreciate your channel.
Have a question, I have had a microdisectomy L5S1, 2 years back.
It’s a lot better now, but was thinking of getting a table. Would it be beneficial or make the problem worse?
My mom had one of these a long time ago she stopped using it because of the of blood rushing down her head. I hang from the pull up bar that better
Can you do a video on shoulder blade pain, like under it? Bad posture, bad sleep position.
It's so hardcore lasts like a week or two, causes you to tense up around neck and the two feed off each other like a pain cycle over days.
Good, informative video as usual, surprised that you know where the U.P. is! Thanks for mentioning us up here.
you guys,are excellent...👍👍👍👍
I get really bad positional vertigo. It'll never be an option for me but I know if I could it would help
I have one and it's great. You do not need to spend hundreds of dollars on the infomercial brand. I spent $150 and it's very well built, sturdy, and fully adjustable. It also came with a vibrating lumbar support.
You wouldn't have the link would you? I see plenty at that price range, but I'd like to get one that someone actually uses
Please give us a link or the brand name, model number, location of purchase. I have suffered from back pain for years but could not afford the Teeter. Thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you for posting! I have been wondering about these.
I have used a teeter off and on for several years. One thing I learned the hard way was NOT to use it if muscle pain is present.. for me it made it way worse.
Hi Bob and Brad 💖💖
I have one and I use/need it rarely,,,,, but when I need it, it is invaluable.
I've had bad back pain for about 5-6 months and I am booked in to see a spinal surgeon in a week.
I have been to the Dr, a physio, a chiropractor, and a osteopath while taking pain meds proscribed by the Dr.
From the x-ray (nothing) CT scan (nothing) and the MRI they finally found I have 2 protruding disk's - L4 and L5 pushing on my nerve.
Nothing was working and I had pain down my left leg and toes.
At times I was getting tingling down my leg and foot like it was all going to sleep.
I didn't know these tables were available until I saw this video.
I ordered one the next day (the Teeter X3) and two days after I received it and started using it, I heard and felt a pop/click in the spot at the top/mid part of my bum where it feels like I have a permanent bee sting or bruised feeling.
Today I have been able to get around and feel better - not perfect - but much, much better.
Thank you to Bob and Brad for your informative, enjoyable videos you make trying help people like me who are in constant pain.
The table is a definite keeper.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.
Did the inversion table help you?
@@antonioj.castaneda7377
I messed up about it being c4 and c5, I should have put L4 and L5.
It has helped a lot, so much in fact that I don't have any pain or take any meds anymore.
I do find I get what I call a "tired" back some days, maybe about once a month and that's when I'll have a go on it.
I tend to watch what and how much I lift/carry now as I never want to feel as bad as I did.
I also haven't had to have surgery.
Thanks for asking.
@Buffalo Guts so glad to hear that it helped! I hope I have the same luck. Thanks for sharing. That's where I have my disc bulge as well, L4 L5. I have sciatica coming down my left leg into my left foot. No fun.
I use a body bridge. They sont sell them anymore but I love mine. Instead if total inversion it is a curved table
Great content
My gym has one. For me it adds about 3/4" of height (half of what the back injury took away), but only lasts 5 minutes.
do you think the inversion table is helpful for sore SI joints?
Definitely a great thing to find second hand as people buy and then don’t use!
Hey guys! Would this help with C5 C6 disc issues? Appreciate all the videos!
I’d like to hear what Bob bd Brad say about that as well. I’m sure it decompresses the cervical vertebrae but I wonder if it’s as effective as it is on the lumbar.
I need to try this. Only 35.. lower disc degeneration. Stenosis. I stretch, ice, pt..but recently have had an increase in tingling. Waiting on updated mri. Life has been impossible for me. Work and activity wise. Starting to think surgery is my only hope at a life.
I have an Inversion table not a teeter though.. I love it and swear by it!!!
Watching you guys feels like Christmas
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I’m unsure of wether Bob is really tall or Brad is really short.
I’m leaning toward Bob being the type of guy that has to duck going through doorways.
this brand is one third more expensive than the most expensive one found in my country. would a cheaper model with similar features be a risk? thank you for all you do!
I used to have an inversion table (not Teeter) and gave it away because I have a bad ankle and it hurt to hang. I got an inversion chair a few years ago and love it. What's your take on the chairs? Do I get as much traction? You said to hang for a minute? I get on that thing and hang for 30 minutes or more. It feels so good. I need to get back to using it regularly. Do you think the table would be better than the chair? I have a Teeter piece of exercise equipment (forget what it's called) and it's very well made. They're a good company, although a bit over priced.
Would this help heal a budging disc in the neck?
Thanks
the nicest youtube intro on the internet aswell
is this good for preventative measures as well? as the years go by im having more and more signs of back problems but not to the point where its been a concern, but im wondering if its a good practice to slow down aging from gravity and time?
I’ve had one for a while and I can definitely say that even if you have no pain these really loosen you up and make you feel better.
I’m no doctor but I believe these have kept my back from being injured on several occasions.
@@JohnnyNJones thanks, I had this sitting in my Amazon cart for a long time and never got around to it, but it was always on my mind. Glad to hear it’s helped you. Lol I guess this is a sign to try it myself
Yes. I did a bunch of research before buying mine and it definitely helps as a preventive measure. I sit behind a computer all day and using this helps stretch and decompress everything perfectly.
Thanks 😊🙏
Bob & Brad. I have wanted to try this for traction of my spine but I have very bad GERD. Will an inversion table make my GERD worse?
I have what is known as Grade 1 Spondylolisthesis, effecting my L4/L5. Is the Inversion Table going to be beneficial for my problem/concern? If so how so? Thanks for sharing your thoughts.🙏🙏🙏
As a PT myself with spondy it helps me. Everybody is a little different but it won’t hurt to try. You have a slight “slippage” or anterior translation of your vertabrae. Increasing flexibility around the area can take pressure off. See a good PT around you to teach you the do’s and Dont’s of exercises when you have spondylolisthesis.
Maybe this has been asked, but I’m wondering if the inversion table can help with the hunched forward posture issue? When I do the stand against the wall test, my neck is about 6 inches from the wall.
What are your opinions on the inversion bench? The one you sit on then you can invert from that position.
Any info on how this effects the knees? I've been using one a few times a week for over a year and my back feels great but sometimes it gives me minor knee pain. I've heard other people say the same. Is traction and opening up the knee joint a good thing?
This should not give you knee pain so you’re doing something wrong
@@Mo-LoveMeForever I'm literally hanging upside down by my feet, there's not much you can do wrong. Other people have said the same as me. It will open and traction the knee joint.
Knees and feet can be affected, I had one for a few years, ryback felt better after each session but eventually stopped helping and my foot posture changed for the worse and I stopped using it, learned some yoga instead which actually helped fix the problems.
Look into an inversion chair. Same decompression but you're not hanging by your ankles.
@@ReneeW59 thanks I'll check it out
Would this be good for Spondylolisthesis L5-S1?
For some obscure reason, British pilots had to be a certain height to go into the RAF. The shorter candidate put themselves on traction to try to pass the height requirement. You do wonder sometimes what idiot makes up the rules. My dad who had disc problems used to hang himself from the door frame to stretch his spine. ( With his hands.)
Wait - The UP are guys in Wi or Michigan?
Milwaukee by chance?
I really wanted to like this. My hubby has one and has used it for 6 years. But when I use it, I get terrible pain in my upper 'butt bones". But he swears it prevents him from herniating another disc from snow shoveling
How long should you hold in this position? I got upper back issues nothing is helping expect when upside down or bent over touching toes.
But I know in former video you said toe touch was bad.
Just wondering your opinion on a seated inversion table I have one still in the box? No reason to put it together if it's not a good thing...
Hello had TRKR in January, is it ok to use inversion table? have had previous back surgery 30 years ago and still suffer sciatic pain, even if not full inversion can i do slight inversion off parallel?
does this work for the cervical spine or only lumbar?
They sound great unfortunately I couldn't use due to eye issues
The new teeters have no padding and are weblike plastic. Do those work ok and are they comfortable? Thx
I don't have a teeter,but just bought a used table seems to be fine after a couple days,hoping for relief from bulging disc and sciatica pain?
Finally a review
the inversion tables are OK however they all lack a near miraculous simple modification.
my inversion machine has a cross pipe which is attached to the stationary stand which is in contact with the floor.
I attached some bicycle handles to this pipe on either side, and by pushing on these handles I can increase the back-stretching tension by at least twice, the amount of weight that I can press-lift.
Next, if I turn my hands over so that my palms are facing up, I can increase the stretching force even higher while I am swinging back.
After a long walk to loosen the back, I can sometimes get a satisfying pop during the power backswing with the palms facing up, , and I know that I am in for a week of very low pain.
Yay !
Inversion tables are the best if you have a desk job. I can't live without mine, instant relief
I've got a titanium rod inserted into my leg to repair a broken femur approx.2 years ago.I wonder if it's safe to invert after such a procedure?