Suffer from bad back pain

Hi Poker and welcome to HW! You say you suffer with back pain? Have you seen a Neurologist, had any tests like an MRI? Any type of scan or have a known diagnosis?

It depends solely on those things whether a inversion table would do more harm then good. Some problems can actually become much worse under the care and treatment of a chiropractor as well so before doing anything I would suggest getting to a Neuros Dr if you haven't and getting a sound diagnosis, if you already have those things I would ask him what he suggests.

Again welcome to CP.

Hello Poker and welcome to the chronic pain forum. Besides a chiropractor what other kind of a dr have you seen for your problems? Have you had an MRI, if so do you know the results?

I hear what you are saying about your friend thinking the inversion table cured them. Just because it helped that person does not mean it will help you, there is a very real chance of it making you worse.This happened to a friend of my husbands. Things like that you really need to be careful when thinking about buying one. I would be talking to my dr and see what he thinks.

Anyway, wanted to pop on & say hello & welcome aboard......Susie

Hello, and welcome Poker.

Sorry about all your back pain. Many of us here can certainly relate to that.

As far as the inversion table idea, I agree with some of the other posters here, until you know for
sure what is really wrong with your back, and some type of scans are in order, in my opinion, I wouldn't be eager to take the chance with the table. It's entirely possible, you could make things worse or hurt
yourself in the process.

I would advise seeing a doctor doctor, and getting your back issue properly diagnosed before taking any
other steps.

I wish you the best in finding both an answer and a solution, to hopefully give you better relief.

David