spine-worx back realignment device: Would it be a problem for me to use this device?
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FYI The Spine-Worx was designed by a chiropractor to help ease back pain and correct back alignment. Shaped in the form of the human spine, it targets pain in the mid and lower areas of the back. It has two padded bars that sit up from a base. People start out by using it once a day, working up to twice a day unless it causes severe discomfort. Related Searches: Back Pain Remedy Lower Back Pain Relief Difficulty: Moderately Easy Instructions Things You'll Need Spine-Worx Pillow 1 Place the Spine-Worx upright on the floor. Place a pillow on the side where the rails are lower for your head to rest on. Sit with your back toward the Spine-Worx where the rails are higher. 2 Lay back slowly. Use your arms to brace yourself as you lay your back onto the Spine-Worx. 3 Center your vertebrae in between the two bars. Rest your head on the pillow. 4 Lay perfectly straight or adjust as needed. If you feel uncomfortable or still have some pain in the back, then adjust your legs or arms. 5 Stay in the comfortable position on the Spine-Worx. Initially, use the Spine-Worx for up to five minutes. Eventually, you can increase the time to 15 minutes twice a day. Read more: How To Use Spine Worx | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5137194_use-spine-worx.html#ixzz1oIESFafn
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The manual lists very specific locations to place the device, and the neck is not one of the places it recommends. It would seem very dangerous to put near your face and head because of the potential for disrupting the central nervous system. I am not sure about the trapezius and it is not listed in the guide as a place to place the device. You should check with your doctor.
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I got the inversion table for my husband who has back issues. He assembled it and used it without ever viewing the instructional DVD as he is very mechanically inclined. So I don't know if it was defective or not.
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Seriously, please discuss with your doctor/surgeon before you use *anything* that will affect your back, before or after your surgery is completed. Good luck!
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I would not try to use it without the back. The chance of a "slip and fall" incident possibly aggravated by additional injury from the seat back uprights.
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I've used it to copy special books that could not be checked out from the library (these were reference books). But if I had valuable, collectible books I would not use it because you have to bend the spine back. Hope this helps . . .
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No ive had chronic back problems for years and this back magic is AWESOME! A pillow isnt rigid enough nor can It Bridge your back enough to provide proper stretch TRUST ME DONT BE CHEAP DONT BE STUPID DO YOUR BACK A FAVOR BUY IT!!!!!!
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Ohhhh yes! It makes all the difference in the world. But be careful. Get someone to run their first and second fingers lightly down your spine as you slightly bend forward. They should be able to feel where the spine is out of line with the other vertebrae (you will know too). DON'T PUT IT ON THE VERTEBRA...but off to the side. Be very gentle and only use it once in the same place. Finish the examination with fingers. I truly believe the more conservative you can be with it the better it works. It is a medical tool and can cause much harm if abused or overdone. It may not work for some people because they may injure tissue and/or knock other vertebrae out by being careless. I also use a brace to support the area. Keeping it in place is much better than using the tool. It has been a lifesaver to me. After suffering for years, I have used it about 6 months. It stays in place much longer than I ever dreamed. A good chiropractor is the key to doing it right, but my back was going out almost at the blink of an eye and I wasn't able to get to one. Good exercise will also make help strengthening the muscles keep it in place. Check Youtube if nothing else. I use it as quickly as I can after it goes out. Since your muscles are trying to keep it from moving, it won't be immediate. If you lie down a time with cold followed by heat in the area it will work as quickly as a pill. I hope this helps.
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Well I just tried mine tonight. I had HORRIBLE luck. Make that no luck. Where I get amazing and great feeling results with the standard 2 by 2 inch on all 4 modalities (tens, IF, EMS, Micro) each and every one of these felt like garbage except the tens alone and even IT felt restrained and "shocky". I will try again tomorrow with different positioning. I had them run vertically tonight and very VERY high since I had applied expensive Penetrex Pain Cream on my lower lumbar area and had to stay above that. Will lower the pads tomorrow but NO way I will try horizontal (even with the electrode gap in the middle) as I have 6 fusions. NO way I will risk going near all the Titanium in my spine.
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Hi Michael Honestly, I didn't find this worked for me. It was not the first posture guide I have ever used, and hoped it would help, as it is different from others I had tried. I still found myself hunched over. It didn't take very long for me to get used to the feeling of the tugging and was not a problem for me. I got used to ite
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You will take spine-worx and place it on the ground. Sit in front of the end with the higher hump and have the spine-worx at your lower back. Slowly lower your back onto the device, making sure your back is centered and your spine is in between the two sides. Your back may crack when you do this. Lay back and relax your body. You may want to put a pillow under your head. Start by laying for a few minutes and gradually move up in time depending on how it feels. When you are done roll to the side and lay with your chest on the ground for a minute or two then move to one knee for another minute and finally get up. You will take spine-worx and place it on the ground. Sit in front of the end with the higher hump and have the spine-worx at your lower back. Slowly lower your back onto the device, making sure your back is centered and your spine is in between the two sides. Your back may crack when you do this. Lay back and relax your body. You may want to put a pillow under your head. Start by laying for a few minutes and gradually move up in time depending on how it feels. When you are done roll to the side and lay with your chest on the ground for a minute or two then move to one knee for another... » Read More You will take spine-worx and place it on the ground. Sit in front of the end with the higher hump and have the spine-worx at your lower back. Slowly lower your back onto the device, making sure your back is centered and your spine is in between the two sides. Your back may crack when you do this. Lay back and relax your body. You may want to put a pillow under your head. Start by laying for a few minutes and gradually move up in time depending on how it feels. When you are done roll to the side and lay with your chest on the ground for a minute or two then move to one knee for another minute and finally get up. « Show Less
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This is a back stretching device,,,the first time i used it, It was a little painful, but after three or four days it got better. It took years to mess up our backs,,it takes time to get them correct. All spines are different. :-) good luck.
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Looks the same to me. I had to send mine back because it hurt my shoulders. Also you should not use this machine if you have had a back fusion.
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I wae introduced to this unit in P/T as a device to stretch neck vertibrae. It works. Check out website for "Zynex Medical" for explicit detaii. Jack
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Yes and there was not for me. I was okay with that because I just "Googled" it and found out it is recommended to use with a pillow to support your head. For the money I spent I am VERY satisfied with this purchase. On the occasions where my back is stiff, I can feel it "pop" as I lay to stretch it out. :)
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Because there is no way to secure the back stretcher (outside of using some sort of McGyver mechanism) to the inversion table, I would have to say no. I use the back stretcher as well as an inversion table. Each has its advantages. I find using the back stretcher even for a few minutes before bed time and again upon waking greatly reduces back pain. Overall though, an inversion table just has far more benefit for the whole body.
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Not really. The back angle is adjustable, but the lumbar area is not adjustable separately from the rest of the back.