I may be purchasing, via my job at the thrift store ( Sal.Army) an IronMan Atis Inversion Table.
Mr. Ujest has wanted one since we’ve been married and the one that came in is brand new, together and with all the paperwork. ( No price has been fixed on it, but I will get it at 25% off.) It will be his birthday present that we all can share 
Tell me your pro’s and con’s.
(We got a bowflex in as well, everything is with it, including pictures and DVD stuff. It blows my mind what people donate.)
I do! I love it! I haven’t had to see the chiropractor in 8 years since I got it. I keep hoping it will make me taller, too, but it hasn’t worked for that yet. Get it. Even if it isn’t for you, you can still resell it. Mine is a cheapo version. Yours looks fine, although I can’t see what makes it cost $229 more than mine. It took 2 hours to assemble, so it’s great that yours is assembled. Kmart has had them for under $100 on sale, so look into prices if this one is much over that price.
Thanks!
There are times when I get a kink in my back and I would kill for one of those tables.
My dad used to have one… I still remember when I learned about peristalsis in school, and hanging upside down to test it all out for myself.
I’ve been watching the thread because I have been tempted to get one forever, but am unsure of the efficacy.
My Mom has one that looks very similar to the one in your link. She has spinal stenosis. It has helped her a great deal. It’s really the only way for her to make the pain go away. She uses it every day for about 20 minutes in the morning.
That is good to know!
These devices are totally awesome! I’m a younger fellow with back problems and this thing makes me stand taller, feel better, and basically readjusts and aligns my spine better then a chiropractor, because I’m in control. It is important to really use the inversion table’s features properly. You must set the holder where your ankles go to according to your height. To flip over, simply slide your feet in, lock it down, grab the handles and swing backwards. Once inverted, you can stay still for a moment while the blood rushes to your head, ha just kidding. Finding your center of balance is key to the right effect. If you have trouble flipping backwards on your own (it can be hard if your in pain, even for people who’ve done it before), someone can spot you. Twist gently from side to side, and really let that gravity put some torque on your spin. These can be fun and effective if used right, but I don’t know if they are for everyone.
On my older model, you flip by bringing your arms up over your head, which moves your center of gravity up just enough to turn you. If you bring your arms back, you can balance yourself in any position.
As a kid, in the 1960s, I read in the Chicago Sun-Times about a man applying for a job as a Chicago firefighter. He was a couple of inches too short to qualify. He had heard that you are taller first thing in the morning, before gravity has had its way with you. He had a bunch of buddies come over in the morning and carry him out to the car, and then into the station, where he was measured and was found to be tall enough to qualify.
So now, as an adult, I figure that hanging upside down will stretch out my spine again to its morning length. I need to measure myself before and after and see if there’s a difference.
For the others on this thread who are interested, you can still get a new table for around $100. It takes up less room than an exercise bike/clothes rack.
My buddy had one: I LOVED it. Except for one thing: the first time I used it when I was alone (I was cat sitting for him and was alone at his place), I kind of got stuck in it. Once inverted, I had a terrible time getting upright again and kind of got scared that I’d pass out or something. I did manage to swing myself back up again, but geez!
Love mine - so does hubby. both have a history of lower back pain and when you can feel it tighten up hop on that baby and stretch! It is definitely possible to stretch too much, but that’s a matter of getting used to it and how your back should feel.
My dad loves his, and has had mild back pain (mild as in just 1 partially slipped disc and nothing major needed in the way of work on it). But it’s important to note that I wouldn’t use it if have any serious back problems - my mother doesn’t use it, and has 3 slipped discs, arthritis, and something else I can’t recall.
So…if you like the feeling of the chiropractor but have no discernible problems, I’d say go for it.
I have spinal stenosis as well. I also have an Ironman inversion table, but a cheaper version of the one in the OP’s link.
It didn’t help me at all. The stenosis is pinching my sciatic nerve and my entire right leg hurts all the time but I have no actual back pain. It felt great to be inverted. But once I got myself back upright, the pain in my leg came back.
The foot rest thing usually adjusts for personal height, and it is very important that you get it right so that you don’t immediately flip over or get stuck once you do flip over.
That’s similar to the model I have. It’s incredibly relaxing and a great treatment for the minor backaches I sometimes get.
I am so far out of the loop, I thought you were looking for a math calculator of some sort.
Those things look fun.
So - fess up owners of such contraptions - ever use them for sexual purposes? The do look like something that might have been designed and created for an S&M club.
Back issues, you dirty man. 