Hi Everyone;
I hope I'm posting this thread in the right Forum. Does anyone have a gravity inversion table, or use one? I had some really nasty back pain several weeks ago, and could not get comfortable sleeping in any position. Several years ago I read "The Four Hour Body" and that book mentioned resting on the floor, with your feet and lower legs elevated on the couch. Well, that helped a little, but not much.
I decided right there that I needed some serious stretching for my lower spine. I had priced out gravity inversion tables several years prior, and knew that the cheap ones started at about $100.00. I had some scrap lumber out in the shop, and the wife was not going to be home for several hours. So... I made my own stretching table. Yes it's rather crude ('medieval' was the actual term my neighbor used,) but it works! Holy Cow, does it feel good! Plus, I spent about $6.00 and one hour building it.
Any way, what have been your experiences with lower back pain? How did you over come it, and has anyone used one of these tables? Aside from wrecking and collapsing, is there anything I should be aware of when inverting and stretching?
Photos below... Enjoy!
-Clint
Fort Wayne, IN
I hope I'm posting this thread in the right Forum. Does anyone have a gravity inversion table, or use one? I had some really nasty back pain several weeks ago, and could not get comfortable sleeping in any position. Several years ago I read "The Four Hour Body" and that book mentioned resting on the floor, with your feet and lower legs elevated on the couch. Well, that helped a little, but not much.
I decided right there that I needed some serious stretching for my lower spine. I had priced out gravity inversion tables several years prior, and knew that the cheap ones started at about $100.00. I had some scrap lumber out in the shop, and the wife was not going to be home for several hours. So... I made my own stretching table. Yes it's rather crude ('medieval' was the actual term my neighbor used,) but it works! Holy Cow, does it feel good! Plus, I spent about $6.00 and one hour building it.
Any way, what have been your experiences with lower back pain? How did you over come it, and has anyone used one of these tables? Aside from wrecking and collapsing, is there anything I should be aware of when inverting and stretching?
Photos below... Enjoy!
-Clint
Fort Wayne, IN