Fisher Traction® Back Pain Prevention & Pain Relief Traction Device | for Pinched Nerves & Disc Bulges | Back Problem Relief | Mobile Spine Decompression & Lumbar Traction Device - Over 230 lbs

I have alignment issues and I need to get spinal decompression frequently. It’s expensive so I am so glad I found this. It gives me the same relief but for way less money and less time spent. My hips and back have never felt so even and my back pain is 70-80% better in between adjustments which I only need once a month now. I highly recommend this to anyone who has done spinal decompression before from a professional provider and needs something to use at home so you can go to the chiropractor less. Definitely talk to your doctor first about using this device, my doctor thought it was a OK to use but advised me on proper use. The price is a little high for what it is, basically just a few straps and some bungee cords in between, nothing special but it works and it doesn’t take up a lot of space. I’ve used other in home decompression devices, like the ones that use air to pump them up, I feel like I get the same relief and it’s much easier and quicker to get to the resistance level you need without pumping until your blue in the face. I’ve worked up to the point where I can put a lot of resistance on without issues and this strap is perfect for that, just move your body back more and instant tension is added. This product should still be used with caution and definitely take it easy at first, I had a muscle spasm because I over stretched and caused my hip to go out of alignment the opposite way of my normal misalignment (right leg is always shorter, I stretched so much that the right side was slightly longer than the left after just a few uses, that’s how powerful this strap is), which I didn’t realize was causing the muscles on the other side of my back that are normally smaller and weaker because they aren’t used as much as the other side. But now I can feel them being engaged a lot more. Now after about 6 weeks of stretching every day and doing decompression 2-3 times a week, and also using a leg pillow when I sleep—my back feels a lot stronger than it was before, even when I was getting weekly adjustments and 20 min a week of decompression at the chiropractors office, this strap really made the difference. From my experience I feel like I could have achieved the same results by taking it a little slower and not causing the muscle pull/spasm.. If you’re hesitant on the price I was also at first but ended up happy with my purchase because of the effectiveness, the bungee cords create the rubber band like resistance but also the stability of a strap, so it makes sense, it’s well designed and would be hard to try to create your own DIY version, that sounds dangerous anyways, so save yourself the pain and headache of constant back pain and buy this product, you’ll be glad you did!

The quality of the device itself is actually very high, all parts are sturdy and well assembled. That being said, you won't get any real beneficial decompression: without any force holding your upper body, the band will drag your body on the floor towards the door and, what's even worse, the padded strip behind your back will force the lordosis, no matter how low you place it (it will also block blood circulation and make your glutes numb). Returned

It is the night of the 21st day and I have to say that 21 days ago my back was in so much pain. I couldn't sleep, walk around, work, and many other things without experiencing a small grindy type feeling and a pain sensation in my lower back. I used to hang on a pull-up bar everyday and keep most of the pain at Bay. I own an inversion table, a spine / back thing you lay on, and I used to own this thing that you would push against your legs while lying down that was made of steel and looked like a bicycle handle. Nothing ever worked to where I could say that there wasn't this small sensation in my back. Now I am happy to say that my back pain is gone and I finally have the freedom to sleep throughout the entire night and wake up without any pain whatsoever. A lot of people have only back pain when they're awake and I had it when I was asleep and awake. This pain would cause me to never go into deep sleep and all I would do is just dream and wake up and so I was exhausted all the time. When I was young I landed directly on my coccyx bone and I'm not sure if that is the reason my back hurts so much or why I have had these issues but it sure seems that that was probably it. I never used the wedge that is offered. I would just stretch it about as far as it would go until it was trying to pull me across the floor, in this case a mat, and then I would lay back and point my toes directly towards the ceiling. Sometimes I cross my legs a little bit where my toes are and I would switch in between and then to release the tension to allow fluid to go into the spine I would use both hands to pull on the harness rather than using the cord that is provided. Sometimes I even would help the tension by pushing on the harness towards the door so I would get a stronger pull. When I first bought this thing I did it once or twice a week and it seemed to provide somewhat of a difference but eventually I kind of gave up. When the pain got worse though I decided to look on YouTube to see if I was doing something wrong or if there was a better way to use it and I found out that you can't just do it once or twice a week it's got to be consecutive daily and you have to do the 21 Day challenge to really get the full benefit. This is part of my regimen now so even though the 21 days is up I'm going to continue this because I have never felt this much relief A lot of strength training and weightlifting require a spinal decompression by means of hanging on a pull-up bar and I used to do it all the time but now that I've realized that there's only so far you can get from the pull-up bar, because the hang tenses up specific muscles and prevents you from getting a full stretch, I am going to use this everyday until I have to buy a new one because the bands will give eventually. Thank you for this wonderful product because now I'm able to do the work that I need to do and I can sleep through the night.

My teeter inversion table is wayyyyy better. Is this thing even worth buying... absolutely, what's your back worth? Now I just used this once so fare but it does help decompress. So if you already have an inversion table why buy this? Well if you go to work or here or there will you really bring your inversion table? If you travel will you bring a inversion table on a airplane? I brought my fisher traction to work, right now my back feels great, last week I had a pinched nerve, I also did several back exercises, something else to keep in mind is if you just ate and are full do you honestly want to hang upside down on a inversion table? I don't want to. If your older, pregnant or just flat out scared of hanging than this thing is great and is a must buy, this is worth buying and I'm glad I did, I don't want another pinched nerve, ppl I also suggest stretches and lower back and ab and core exercises, proper posture to. I've had many pinched nerves at my lower left side back, like I said do exercises, I actually haven't worked out for about half a year now do to working every day but what's a quick 10 minute workout to have a bullet proof lower back? Buy this and get a quality inversion table, I suggest the teeter. Jesus Christ is Lord and the Bible is true. Praise God.

Theoretically this seemed like a great product but did not help too much with an active injury. It's extremely awkward to get into position when in pain and the set height/angle of pull prevents you from targeting exactly where you need it. If it's for general aches and pains then go for it. Otherwise it might do more harm than good. Also the price increased a whopping 56% in 7 short months. I'm not one to allege price gouging when it's usually just actual inflation and supply/demand but I highly doubt a piece of strap and bungy have gone up in costs to warrant that spike

As a performing musician my back often hurts badly after a weekend of performing-while-standing or transporting heavy sound equipment. I also suffered a round of sciatic pain at one point. While I addressed the initial problems with official physical therapy sessions and a therapist’s professional traction table which worked wonders, this at-home device has kept me from needing to revisit the physical therapist again. I use it after every performance and whenever I feel the onset of back pain. It works well. While its effects are not as profound as the therapist’s rack, this device works about as well as I could imagine a home device would. Five stars.

I followed the instructions and recommendations to use consistently for at least 15 minutes at the same schedule for 30 days in a row. Although it provided a good stretch for my upper and mid-back, it did not help my bulging disc in my lower back (L5 S1). Each night I alternated between the pattern of stretching/decompressing (5-10 minutes) and releasing (1 minute), but over 30 days I still experienced the same amount of pain in the lower back. I am very flexible, so after each session I would bend over and wrap my arms around my legs to see if anything would release. Each time my mid-back would crack (which is a great indication of fluid movement and pressure release), but nothing would crack or open up on the lower end. I had really hoped this equipment would work because it is convenient and affordable compared to physical therapy and the chiropractor, but since it didn't I returned it.

I had a herniated a disk a couple years ago that eventually (kinda) healed on its own after 6 months but was then left with sciatica pain down my right leg and eventually went to a chiropractor for a few months. During those sessions, they put me on a decompression table followed by a decompression roller table. I eventually got better but was out almost 3k in cost. That was with insurance but with an out of network chiropractor. I then did some research and came across this item and the concept seemed similar to that compression table so I bought it, but stored it away for a rainy day. Fast forward a year and I herniated my disk again (this past January) while doing some squats incorrectly. And if you've ever had that happen, you know how debilitating it is. Well, I remembered buying this item and started using it for 20 minutes a day, and after a month, I was in the gym again. I started doing deadlifts again yesterday. This item doesn't get the praise it deserves. I will be using it for the rest of my life as a preventative exercise. I highly recommend it for everyone.