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Inversion table

10 people describe trying Inversion table (4 with ME/CFS, 6 with long COVID). Of the 8 who said how it went, 6 say it helped, often with one symptom, and 1 got worse. No one credits it as a reason they got better overall.

Everyone · 10 people

All 10 who tried it

How it went for everyone who tried it

Helped means they said it helped with what they took it for, which may be one symptom and not the illness.

75%
helped
6 of 8
13%
no change
1 of 8
12%
got worse
1 of 8

Shares are out of the 8 people who said how it went. 2 more tried it without saying how it went.

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How it wentPeopleShare
Helped a lot00%
Helped675%
No change113%
Worse112%
Much worse00%

Shares are rounded to add up to 100, so two equal counts can show a point apart.

Did it last, for everyone it helped?

  • None of the 6 people it helped said it wore off, whether or not they credit it for their improvement.

Read from what people wrote, and the more someone wrote, the more likely they are to mention it. Some people stop posting before saying, so the real number may be higher.

Everyone · no one

No one credits it with their improvement

Credit it means they say it’s one reason they got better.

Adverse events

What people said went wrong, in their own words.

2 of 10

people who wrote about taking it described a problem they tied to it

Described one · 2Didn’t mention one · 8

By kind

Unpleasant effects people tied to it, the most serious first.

Made symptoms worse · 1Nerve pain · 1 Show all 2Hide

  • Made symptoms worse

    1 person
    “stretching my neck can lead me to be nauseous, or I can be very loopy for a couple of hours after exercising or stretching the neck area.”
    — Prairie 54490

  • Nerve pain

    1 person
    “As my neck loosened, I would go through stages of more pain and pinched nerves.”
    — Vale 37030

Only what people tied to this treatment, in their own words, grouped by kind.

How often it comes up

Posts that mention Inversion table, per 1,000 posts each month. Hover or tap a point for the count.

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MonthPosts mentioning itAll postsPer 1,000
Oct 200901050
Jan 201001410
Feb 201001130
Jun 201101090
Nov 201101240
Dec 201101990
Jan 201202320
Feb 201201030
Mar 201201900
Apr 201201620
May 201203750
Jun 201202380
Jul 201202400
Aug 201204850
Sep 201205610
Oct 201205260
Nov 201205140
Dec 201206990
Jan 201305330
Feb 201304470
Mar 201304290
Apr 201304990
May 201306060
Jun 201306090
Jul 201306160
Aug 201305770
Sep 201303640
Oct 201305360
Nov 201303850
Dec 201305190
Jan 201409440
Feb 201408210
Mar 201404250
Apr 201403610
May 201406170
Jun 201404890
Jul 201404440
Aug 201406220
Sep 201405070
Oct 201406780
Nov 201405670
Dec 201406290
Jan 201507600
Feb 201508730
Mar 201501,2760
Apr 201509840
May 201501,4960
Jun 201501,0460
Jul 201501,2110
Aug 201509980
Sep 201501,0600
Oct 201501,2550
Nov 201501,2460
Dec 201509240
Jan 201601,2820
Feb 201601,0510
Mar 201601,0020
Apr 201609980
May 201601,0450
Jun 201601,2300
Jul 201611,6190.62
Aug 201601,7290
Sep 201601,7850
Oct 201601,2200
Nov 201601,0920
Dec 201601,2110
Jan 201701,6600
Feb 201701,9880
Mar 201712,0780.48
Apr 201702,1330
May 201702,3700
Jun 201702,1940
Jul 201702,1830
Aug 201702,4660
Sep 201702,1890
Oct 201703,0420
Nov 201701,9760
Dec 201702,1120
Jan 201802,6200
Feb 201802,1550
Mar 201802,6130
Apr 201802,2510
May 201802,8280
Jun 201803,8710
Jul 201803,0670
Aug 201803,7570
Sep 201803,5120
Oct 201803,2610
Nov 201802,8610
Dec 201802,7540
Jan 201903,6720
Feb 201902,7150
Mar 201903,3170
Apr 201903,1410
May 201903,8550
Jun 201903,3920
Jul 201903,3120
Aug 201903,9430
Sep 201904,0350
Oct 201903,9220
Nov 201903,5080
Dec 201903,6590
Jan 202004,6500
Feb 202004,3740
Mar 202004,4750
Apr 202003,6900
May 202004,5430
Jun 202015,7010.18
Jul 202006,1040
Aug 2020010,3330
Sep 2020111,9580.08
Oct 2020014,5680
Nov 2020016,5460
Dec 2020020,7640
Jan 2021124,5620.04
Feb 2021124,6720.04
Mar 2021129,4760.03
Apr 2021028,5090
May 2021125,7910.04
Jun 2021027,8710
Jul 2021027,2200
Aug 2021030,8080
Sep 2021030,0740
Oct 2021022,1320
Nov 2021027,7220
Dec 2021031,8720
Jan 2022042,3170
Feb 2022138,6970.03
Mar 2022144,3050.02
Apr 2022344,3330.07
May 2022050,5940
Jun 2022049,0580
Jul 2022153,4850.02
Aug 2022054,4550
Sep 2022056,9360
Oct 2022058,5110
Nov 2022059,1980
Dec 2022061,5760
Jan 2023061,0040
Feb 2023150,1330.02
Mar 2023059,9250
Apr 2023054,2510
May 2023057,7680
Jun 2023152,6790.02
Jul 2023256,4010.04
Aug 2023065,4350
Sep 2023061,8350
Oct 2023058,4190
Nov 2023053,6620
Dec 2023060,6430
Jan 2024071,8180
Feb 2024070,0450
Mar 2024068,2610
Apr 2024064,3740
May 2024167,6980.01
Jun 2024164,7200.02
Jul 2024065,3350
Aug 2024068,5170
Sep 2024070,1680
Oct 2024072,6070
Nov 2024171,8020.01
Dec 2024174,4010.01
Jan 2025177,9090.01
Feb 2025065,1100
Mar 2025169,9050.01
Apr 2025061,6060
May 2025065,7330
Jun 2025060,5400
Jul 2025062,1050
Aug 2025064,5780
Sep 2025061,7040
Oct 2025059,2040
Nov 2025058,9440
Dec 2025162,8300.02
Jan 2026163,3210.02
Feb 2026053,0850
Mar 2026059,2080
Apr 2026053,9890
May 2026057,5410
Jun 2026055,3010
Jul 2026056,3910
Aug 2026056,8250
Sep 2026157,1430.02

Forum and Reddit posts, 4,007,898 in all, counted per month. A mention means the post names the treatment, not that the writer took it. All trends

Everyone · 10 people

All 10 people who tried it

  • Long COVID brain fog and fatigue, improved then relapsed after overdoing walks

    Relapsed Doesn’t credit it · HelpedGlade 30034 Long COVID Moderate at worst reddit.com Oct 2026

    Tested positive January 2022 (Omicron), unable to drive or do much for about three months with brain fog, fatigue, blurred vision and temperature sensitivity, improving to about 85 percent by month five. Overdoing walks in heat caused relapses; a mid-2023…

  • Long COVID, unable to climb stairs without stopping, now much better with naltrexone

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedAlpine 17769 Long COVID Moderate at worstIll 6.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2026

    A US person in their fifties got long Covid after a Covid infection in early 2020 and was reinfected four more times, with later infections worsening their LC. At their worst they could not climb stairs without stopping, and they later lost their business.…

  • Hard to sit up or type with ME/CFS after long COVID, with no improvement

    No benefit Doesn’t credit it · Not saidHill 65301 ME/CFS Moderate at worstIll for 1 year reddit.com Oct 2026

    A 49-year-old person developed CFS-like symptoms after long COVID and worsened over about a year, until they found it hard to sit up straight or type. Supplements, amitriptyline, metformin, THC gummies, many diets, acupuncture, light yoga and short walks…

  • Mild ME/CFS after mono, unable to work, still no clear benefit from supplements

    No benefit Doesn’t credit it · WorsePrairie 54490 ME/CFS Moderate at worst reddit.com Oct 2026

    Prairie 54490 fell ill with ME/CFS after mono around 2005 and has had a mostly mild case, unable to work and limited to short walks. He tried low-dose Abilify, Adderall, natural antivirals and many supplements; Abilify helped briefly but caused anxiety and…

  • Bedbound for months with long COVID, now much better with time and rest

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · No changeOrchid 22169 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 5.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com May 2026

    Suspected COVID in June 2020 led to long COVID in August 2020; Orchid 22169 was bedbound for months with brain fog, palpitations and stroke-like symptoms. He slowly improved, crediting time, rest, pacing and low-dose aspirin; supplements did not clearly…

  • Long COVID that left her barely able to stand, now much better with diet and antihistamines

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · Not saidPond 66442 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 4.5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Oct 2025

    Pond 66442, a woman in Kentucky, fell ill with COVID in December 2020 and declined sharply after a later infection in 2022, when she could barely stand and wrote a suicide note. An anti-inflammatory diet, antihistamines, supplements, baclofen and heart…

  • Long COVID with brain fog and dizziness, much better after B12 injections and vaccine

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedTulip 36107 Long COVID Moderate at worst reddit.com Jul 2025

    Tulip 36107 had long COVID symptoms including brain fog, constant dizziness and gut problems, though she was unsure it was long COVID. Over three years she improved slowly, crediting B12 self-injections, vitamin IVs, minerals, diet changes and a first…

  • Bedridden with ME/CFS, now much better after Adderall and high-dose Vyvanse

    Much better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedVale 37030 ME/CFS Severe at worst reddit.com Jan 2025

    Diagnosed with CFS in 2007, she slept all day, could barely stay awake to drive her children to school and called herself bedridden and miserable. Adderall and then high-dose Vyvanse, a pregnancy she saw as a turning point, and later tapering off most of her…

  • Severe neurological long COVID, now 90-95% back after N95 masking and cognitive rehab

    Near normal Doesn’t credit it · HelpedMeadow 98651 Long COVID Severe at worstIll 18 months before improving or writing reddit.com Jul 2023

    Meadow 98651 developed severe neurological long COVID in January 2022, with brain fog, falling, weakness and memory loss resembling early dementia. Strict N95 masking to avoid all COVID exposure and self-directed cognitive rehabilitation brought them back to…

  • Bedbound for three months with ME/CFS, now somewhat better with kratom and trazodone

    Somewhat better Doesn’t credit it · HelpedGull 50264 ME/CFS Severe at worstIll 5 years before improving or writing reddit.com Feb 2021

    A former elite road cyclist, he fell ill around 2014 with a sudden collapse and was bedbound for three months, swinging between moderate and severe ever since. Trazodone helped his long-standing insomnia and kratom gave the only real relief, letting him ride…

None of them credit Inversion table for their improvement.

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