The suit claims that the Teeter Hangups EP-850 "was dangerously defective and caused Gary Price's death because of inadequate warnings on the machine or its manual on the dangers of becoming trapped in the inverted position.

Research suggests that inversion therapy can effectively improve flexibility and reduce spinal cord compression, joint pain, and back spasms. However, inversion tables may not be safe for everyone, and they can cause falls, which may lead to injuries.

Thus far, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only registered the Teeter Inversion Tables for marketing as a medical device, cleared for use on back pain, muscle tension, degenerative disc disease, spinal degenerative joint disease, spinal stenosis, herniated disc, spinal curvature due to tight muscles, ...

Practically anyone can benefit from using a Teeter on a regular basis. Most normally healthy individuals are able to invert. Be sure to check with your doctor before starting any exercise program and refer to the contraindications list below. DO NOT use until approved by a licensed physician.

A person should stop using an inversion table if it causes pain. Hanging upside down for an extended period of time can cause death. Gravity can cause more blood to be transferred back to the heart, putting strain on the organ. Additionally, a person's heart rate may slow down while in an inverted position.

As previously mentioned, inversion therapy has actually been shown to reduce the need for surgery in patients with herniated discs. A preliminary, controlled study was conducted by researchers at Newcastle Hospital. The study involved 24 patients waiting for lumbar disc surgery.

A herniated disc is not something that should be treated. Inverting on an inversion table can help to relieve pressure from your discs by decompressing them. The discs will naturally heal if they are freed from the pressure. The disc can be irritated by the slight increase in space between the vertebrae.

It can aggravate your pain When your body is hanged upside down, the muscles around your spine stretch. With an inversion table or any other inversion therapy, you can't calculate the specific force for the right segment. Due to this reason, people tend to overdo it.

Inverting on a Teeter inversion table helps to decompress the vertebrae, widening the space between the vertebrae and alleviating the pressure on your discs. Taking that pressure off of the discs allows them to rehydrate and fill with nutrient-rich fluid so they naturally heal.

Standing inverted actually makes the brain work better. According to Dr. Robert Martin, the author of 'The Gravity Guiding System, Turning the Aging Process Upside Down,' the brain operates 14% more accurately when the brain is operating on an inverted, inclined plane.

An inversion table involves lying on a table that turns you upside down so gravity can decompress the discs in your spine. Non-surgical spinal decompression is a form of traction where the segments in your back or neck are systematically and continuously pulled gently apart by a computerized traction system.

It can aggravate your pain When your body is hanged upside down, the muscles around your spine stretch. With an inversion table or any other inversion therapy, you can't calculate the specific force for the right segment. Due to this reason, people tend to overdo it.