Innova Advanced Heat and Massage Inversion Table

Well built, very sturdy and stable. The quality is very good, woudn't expect for such price. Assembly completed without issues, very easy if follow steps. Works well, just need to find the balance lengh. Vibration has few modes, bottom, top or both, 3 intensity settings, helps to relax back muscules and spine. Don't use heat though, maybe in the winter. Would be great if headrest was adjustible with elevation, so I use rolled towel instead to suport my neck. The only thing missing is the lock board mechanism in initial position, when not in use, but I've made it from thin metal rod where the feet rail rests on the frame stabilizer, just circled the rod aroud it. Very happy with purchase and higly recommed.

Assembly was easy. Maybe two hours. Recommend having a small toolset with a crescent wrenches and a socket set. Be careful not to over tighten. Issue began with allen screws and wrench provided with the product. I'm a little on the built side, tend to skim manuals, because I have years of experience, probably missed a warning, and am safety conscientious; so I wanted to ensure a solid assembly. Forgot my torque output potential is a bit heavy. Came together just perfectly. Frame looks a little twisted because I overtightened. Loosened some bolts, used my biceps, and made a few hammer blows. Mostly straightened out. Rest should correct during use from my body weight stretching it into the natural level shape. | UPDATE: Frame is straight. A few kicks and flexes in the right areas. all set... Also, took a foam cylinder from the seat attachment point covering, and superglued it to the back top most center metal seat frame end. Be sure to do this. Otherwise you will ding paint and drywall when unit is in the storage position against a wall. | Took two Flips. One at 45. Another at sixty. First half flip. Immediately felt like years worth of tension and aches were just removed. Total head rush. Very cool. Difficult to snap a selfie to send to my friends while on it. My face looked crazier than being on a rollercoaster. Said to wear tennis shoes. Of course I was eager, and well, got a surprise second stretch drop after back flipping. Price is great. Haven't mounted the heat & massage pad. Should be a one minute if job, and compliment the system well. Great piece to own. Highly recommend. Just be extra careful not to overtighten anything and continuously check level (no frame twist) during assembly. Like I said. My fault. Wanted it to be safe and overdid it a little. No worries. Will work itself out, and I can always adjust further if needed. Update: ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AS PLANNED. Be CAREFUL not to overtighten, in order to avoid the issue I encountered. Bolts and screws can easily be checked after several uses and tightened extra if necessary. Again: JUST BE EXTRA CAREFUL NOT TO OVERTIGHTEN.

It arrived early!!! Very surprised. Box was in good shape after delivery. Fairly easy set up instead of the supplied wrenches I used my own the supplied ones were tough to keep on the ends,(nothing bad). It was helpful to have two people, so my biggest complaint would be the packaging for the nuts and bolts were on a shrink wrapped piece of cardboard and they were not placed properly during packaging so when opening the box there were nuts and bolts washers all about the box mixed in with styrofoam. Otherwise the table works just as described, heavy duty unit.

I have a L5-S1 heriation where I got surgery and recovered. But now I got injured again and my spine feels so compressed I am desperate for relief. I decided to finally get a Inversion table as I noticed benefits of my Physical Therapist providing "Traction" where they grab your ankles and pull on you which relieves tension on your spine. This is a similar effect by providing vertical traction. Your weight of your body relieves the tension on your spine. I opted for this model with the massage and heat. ABSOLUTE worth it. I put it on full blast heat and massage and man....definitely makes it worth it and gives some relief. It's no magic fix so far but even my pain management doctor said the purchase was an excellent idea and highly recommends it. This one will likely stay with me til I no longer exist. It's built really solid. Like it's REALLY solid. It's very heavy of a unit so if you are the one with back issues, hopefully try and get some assistance with setting this up. Keep in mind of space, it's a very large unit! It does sort of fold up but only so much. Its still a large unit folded up and makes for a pain in the butt in my apartment with limited space but I got desperate for relief from the compressed feeling in my disc and this has helped so much already. I'm trying to get it to relieve a pinch where my foot is numb. If this helps relieve that I will definitely update this here. But otherwise it's worth it alone for relieving that compressed feeling in your spine that just doesn't go away. From what I experienced in my short time of owning this. I can highly recommend it. At $200, this is a back injured best friend.

(About the photos. Theo nes of the wife are in the final position. Don't tell her I posted them. The ones with me were immediately following assembly.) Ok. The pain is not completely gone yet. And perhaps I am setting too many expectations for a $200 table. But after trying every other form of mediæval torture device include what feels more like a corset than a lumbar brace, I am willing to do anything to alleviate back pain even a tiny bit. Enter the Innova ITM5900. A little background information. I am not a doctor nor a chiropractor. I am very suspicious of snake oil. I am currently 240 pounds with another 70 to go. Hanging upside down makes my belly look flat. :) I suffer from herniated discs in the L3-L5 region along with the lovely genetic predisposition to degenerative disc disease. After three rounds of trying to get anything done with the VA, they have decided it is better to do nothing to my back. At this point, I am willing to pay for a catheter, wheel chair, and spinal block to paralyse me from L3 downwards. Who cares if it is permanent if it gets rid of the back pain? So the $200 investment in this device was like playing a slot machine at the casino and winning big on the first pull. Assembly: Yes, there are some grammatical issues in the instructions that are more pet peeves of mine than anything else. (I will still write the manufacture to have them correct their grammar.) The instructions are clear and easy to understand. When you first open the box, it looks very intimidating, but another 78 year old reviewer on here said it too him all of 30 minutes, and I was not about to be bested by someone with a quarter century on me. It did take me longer than 30 minutes, but I was taking very frequent breaks due to mobility issues. You can hire a professional, but all the tools and parts are there. It is really simple to screw together with the two provided wrenches and get enough torque to feel everything is secure. I did not have any issues with any missing parts. It took me at most 2 hours to assembly by myself, but again, I am very immobile right now due to extreme lower back pain. Usage: The instructions recommend putting the locking pin in at the lowest setting and getting accustomed to it befire increasing. I like to try every function, so I tried every setting. Of course, I made sure the wife was standing by in case of any emergency. She laughed and continued taking photos. Even "flipping" the full 85 degrees the machine allows, I was able to gradually lower myself to that position and pull myself back up. Those concerns about being trapped are now gone from my mind. At most, you are using your arms to pull a quarter of your bodyweight. The actual table hangs from the fulcrum about six inches to move the fulcrum closer to center mass on the Y-axis. As long as the height is adjusted properly, the X-axis will take care of itself. With center mass at the fulcrum, you could easily move the world (to paraphrase Archimedes). Do stick to the 15 degrees initially until you get accustomed to it. Righting yourself does cause a bit of a head rush. I stay locked into it for a couple of minutes until the blood drains back where it belongs. Even the 15 degrees is enough to relieve some of the pressure in my lower back. It was the first time I was relatively pain free in two months. Pain went from an 11 to a 2 where it was more of a slight discomfort. As soon as I got off the machine, It was back up at about a 9. Be careful about spending extended period on the table. I would recommend no more than 20 minutes every couple of hours to start with. Your body will tell you it wants to get off. Listen to it. Just take it slow. Even small doses have been helpful for me. Make sure you set the height appropriately. Round up to the next inch if you are between. This should account for the soles of your shoes well. You will know it is right when it is easy to invert yourself and pull back up without a spotter. I am a hair over 5'9", so I set it at 5'10". It turns out to be the perfect pivot point where I don't have to have any upper body strength to manipulate it. Make sure you lock your ankles in tight. This is the one function of the device that is more difficult for me to use. The extended bar is helpful in that I don't have to bend over and grab my ankles to strap them in like with other tables. The pull lock on the end is a bit stiff, so it takes more muscle than I want to use when bent over, but it is easier to reach. It may loosen with time. Lock the ankles in as firmly as you can tolerate without curring off circulation to your feet. You will be hanging from your ankles like Achilles (two Greek references in one review). It is a bit disconcerting at first and you feel like you might slip through, but if the bar is snug, you will do fine. Don't worry if your feet leave the support bar when inverting. That is just gravity pulling you down. It just feels a bit scary at first. You'll do fine. Heat & Massage: I find the included massage/heat attachment to be a bit useless for anything more than added lumbar support. It connects to the table with two plastic clips on web belts similar to how a backpack connects. The massage modes are in my opinion weak and annoying. Hit the manual massage button 4 times to get to the steady setting. The steady setting helps to annoy my muscles and nerves into thinking the pain is gone, but it is just a vibrating massage and not shiatsu. That is what my masseuse is for. The heat was a bit weak. It did not feel much warmer than my body heat. But it is summer and I tend to run hot, so maybe I just didn't notice it. I will update this review after it gets some weeks worth of use, but my expectations thus far remain high. The first 24 hours have been a godsend!

This works great. It is very sturdy and can hold my husband no problem. He weighs 225 lbs. whenever my back or neck is hurting, I use it and I feel so much better! You only have to do it for like 30 seconds. It’s wonderful.

The table is BETTER than just good; but the 5th star is earned for customer support which is superlative. Before I made the purchase several questions were answered within 24 hours. After assembly of the unit the massage pillow worked, but seemed to be turning itself off after about 8 minutes. A replacement was delivered within a week of the time that I enquired as to whether this is considered normal. Some brief background: I am 78 years old, have suffered from chronic back pain for over 20 years, have undergone physical therapy along with a Yoga like daily exercise routine, and most recently had an MRI that revealed age related spinal degeneration affecting my lower back and neck regions. My physician had little to offer. There were days where the pain radiated throughout my back and partially into my left leg. It often restricted in my ability to walk my dogs. Even sitting could be uncomfortable. After considerable research, and despite no conclusive agreement that an Inversion Table is much more than a placebo I decided to try one - - - and to save a few bucks if it turned out worthless I went to the highly rated but less expensive Innova product. Positives: 1.The Innova Table is easy to assemble with excellent instructions and videos available; but it does take some time and patience. 2. I adapted, quickly and easily to Inversion but I strongly recommend gradual increases in time and incline. 3. Balancing on the table is actually fun. 4. There has been a very definite improvement in my back pain. I assume it will never totally disappear, but is now reduced to a sort of very tolerable soreness...and I have only been at this for 7 weeks. 5. The table fits comfortably under an 8 foot ceiling and take up an acceptable amount of space. The Negatives: (every product has some, and they are minor with this table) 1. As noted by others, the "massage" pad is actually a " heated vibration" pad. I like it, but do not expect it to do everything. 2. The table is stable but could be more sturdy. I am certain I will get my money's worth, but we will have to see how it holds up over the long run. 3. I currently use the 30 degree incline, which is what the literature recommends as best for my age group. It works. Some products allow infinite adjustment of the angle. On the Innova I will have to go up to 45 degrees next. It might be advantageous if the design allowed more gradual increases. 4. I am on the table 3 times a day, My routine is 2 minutes incline, 2 minutes in a neutral position, 5 repeats. For many people this may take up too much of their day; but it's been working for me and enforces the reported advice that frequency of incline is more important than duration. Please consider that like most of what else is posted about Inversion Therapy; my advice is purely anecdotal. I truly like the product, love Innova, and can whole heartedly give this endorsement.

The extra/advanced features of "heat" and "massage" are a gimmick. The temperature only hits 90F; barely registering as warm when lying on. The "massage" is a vibrator shaking in different spots. Neither are useful. Save your money and get a different version that works the same as this but without those gimmicks. The mechanics of the table are nice. All points you touch are padded nicely. The hinge is smooth. Center of gravity is balanced so moving oneself is easy. Assembly is ok; it takes doing but not awful. The table material is on the nice side of pleathers. No complaints. Folds for more convenient storage but the table still weights ~80lb so moving it takes work. Tends to slide when placed against a wall to store so be mindful and place something at the base to prevent it sliding and crashing to the floor. If the "heat" and "massage" functions were good/useful/real, 5 stars, but since it is significantly more to get a table with those "advanced" features that are worthless, drop it down to 3.

This "machine" was easy to assemble, the instructions are clear and accurate. After using it for 3 days (2 minutes each time - 3 times a day) at an inclination of 45 degrees, my persistent lower backache has practically vanished. Only an occasional trace remains when I get up in the morning and I have confidence that this will also disappear in time. I have used the Innova ITM 5900 for two weeks and the lower backache has not returned. I am 82 years old - and I had given up on that nagging condition and my doctor had no clue how to treat it - he prescribed a pill - what else is new. The Innova ITM5900 Advanced Heat and Massage Inversion Therapy Table has not done anything (yet) for my nagging knee discomfort (occasional sharp pain) but I will persist because I realize that some conditions need more time to normalize. My "machine" will be a daily routine (3 times) and it is not exercise - it is therapy. I am pleased that I have decided to do something for myself (this time) and it does not really take much space and it is light enough to push around to a more convenient location. I am not using the vibrator/heater - maybe at a later date - I find it unnecessary. An overall five-star rating is most appropriate for this device despite the fact that it is missing a USB jack and WIFI (just kidding).

Versender nimmt das Teil nicht zurück, bzw. Schickt auch nicht das fehlende Teil nach. Schade. Nimmt auch viel Platz weg. Steht jetzt im Keller da leider unbrauchbar.

Terrific!! This inversion table is exactly as good as i hoped it would be. It's only day one of putting it together so as of writing this i have had around 10 sessions of being 70% inverted as i don't want to over do it and cause myself more harm than I'm already in. I must say that early impressions are sky high and this whole unit is of gym quality, it's built like a tank being extremely sturdy and secure leaving no doubts about safety when in use. The ankle supports are superb in holding you comfortably in place without much sliding. I have not tried it yet with the heat and vibration on, I'll try this tomorrow but I'm having doubts at the moment that I'll use that as you are already getting hot from being inverted and i don't want to sweat like crazy or pass out whilst upside down. Big thanks to the seller who reached out to me informing me that the plug is American only so it will require an adaptor and promising me that the delivery will be fast and in perfect condition which it was. Top marks and i highly recommend this inversion table and from this seller, you won't be disappointed 🙂👍

Only thing disliked was it wasn’t Australian power outlet, had find and buy one to be able to use it

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