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warnmar10 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:51 am

WTR wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:03 amI don’t think you will be on long enough ( 5-10 min) for heat to build up. I think you would be better off heating up your back with a heating pad before you even get on the table. I’ve only done 6 min per session with no heat so far.

I've used a heating pad on the inversion table and it was helpful at first. Once I was able to rotate without involuntarily and spasmodically tensing whole muscle groups heat was just a distraction.

What I have found to work best for me is to spend about a half hour on the device. Only 5 or six minutes are ever spent fully inverted but the rest of the time I slowly rotate between ~22° and ~45°. The repeated stretch and relax cycles really works on my issues.

You nailed it there. I forgot about that. The rinse and repeat works great. I find that when I am at 45 or greater, if I extend my arms above (below?) my head that tends to pull the upper back some. Like you though, I haven't figured a way to pull on the top of the back/neck yet.
There used to be a device with a harness that went under your chin and the back of the skull. This had a rope that went over a door with a water bag on the other side. This might work with a small weight when you are inverted. Have to be careful though and make sure it only went on the chin and back of the head, otherwise.........

That looks like a pretty good one Roy, very close to mine. The heat could be beneficial and if not just turn it off. Just start off slow on the angle and work up to 45+ degrees. The first time will be painful for a minute until some things pop back in place, then it's like OOHHH. Might sound like you are laying on Rice Crispies...LOL.

Those things are great! Like you, I had severe pain in my lower back running down into my legs and could barely get through the day. I bought one at Sam's for the same price (10 years ago). The first few times I never went beyond 30 degrees and found 45 to be the best. Going beyond that did not seem to make much difference. I started at about 10 - 15 degrees and the first minute was excruciating. After the first minute I felt thing start shifting in my spine and it felt great. Like you I did 5 - 10 minutes twice a day and after a week I had no pain. I used it steady for a couple of months and have not had any more attacks since. I get on it for 10 -15 minutes once a month.