Wow...is all I can say. This is my first review of any product in Amazon.

I could tell from the pictures that this would be "pulling in all the right places." I have had chronic, debilitating, lower back pain going on 15 years due to degenerative disk disease. I was addicted to pain meds for several years as a result.

The only non-medicinal thing that has ever worked for me was a twice a week visit to Kaiser to use their traction machine. It helped about 20-30% until we changed insurance and it was no longer available to me.

I bought an inversion machine afterwards in the hopes of getting similar results. It worked...at best 5-10%.

After getting off the pain meds, I became a regular user of high dosages of Motrin. Again, minimal results.

I received and installed this product earlier today. Literally, within seconds of hanging as per the instructions, I felt what can best be described as nerves that were finally able to breathe. The dull pain of compressed nerves was replaced with a tingling lightness, bordering on euphoria!

I feel like a giant clamp has been removed from my body!

This is only day 1 so I will report back if anything changes. But as of now, this is an absolute godsend!

Looking forward to the first good night's sleep in a long time!

I have had one for several years and it really works. Some people like the inversion table. However, if put under too much of a load stretching, the muscles of the back tend to seize up thus counteracting the stretching action. Often users will not even realize this is happening. It takes an awareness and practice to find the tilt that will give the most effective stretch.

With the back bubble, you have more control of the amount of stretch you receive. In addition, the inversion table can be rather uncomfortable especially on the ankles and tops of the feet. Saying that, it appears the the inversion table does have the side benefit of improving brain function, at least in my case.

March 8th, 2017: Still use my back bubble. I have told many people about this great product. One piece of advice if you buy one. Don't be discouraged if at first you feel yourself slipping out or feel it is putting too much pressure on your ribs. I did too. It takes a small amount of time to learn how to position yourself correctly. Keep at it. Your back will thank you.

One thing to keep in mind about the Back Bubble is that it takes a little time to get used to. You might feel like you're slipping out but, once you get accustomed to it, you'll find the right position where you can relax.

By the way, if you have a place to put it securely, I would recommend the screw hook instead of the bar to hang your Back Bubble. It makes it easier to put up and take down, it prevents slippage from side to side as happens with the bar and thus it allow lateral motion that I use to stretch out my hips.

I can't say enough great stuff about this product. I have suffered from herniated disc"˜s in my back for 18 years. Sometimes there's absolutely nothing I can do to get out of pain, including doing daily hot yoga. Then I stumbled upon the Back Bubble. Now I can't live without it. I look forward to my time spent on the back bubble as the highlights of my day and evening as I know it is sure to relieve the nagging pain in my lower spine. This has turned out to be my most treasured possession almost as much as my Honda accord. This is a great company to deal with as well. When I had a problem Rob took care of me right away, no questions asked. He even return my call after business hours and gave me his personal cell phone so I could easily access him to work out a small snag. If you have back issues or any kind of chronic pain in the back I highly recommend you try this amazing little invention. Very simple to use and feels oh so good. I don't normally write reviews because it's hard in my condition to do extra stuff at the computer but I just had to let you all know how incredible this thing is. This beats the heck out of any inversion table and believe me I have tried them all. It cradles you right in the spot that hurts and gives you just the right amount of traction to decompress the lower spine. Don't hesitate if your back hurts buy this and you won't be sorry

Go buy it and give it a try. You won't regret your decision.

I have been suffering from a chronic lower back (lumbar area) pain from doing the office job for 10+ years. Throughout the years, I have gone to Chiropractors and took some yoga classes here and there, but as a working professional, it gets difficult to stay committed to that chiro/yoga lifestyle. One day I came across the back bubble ad and decided to give it a try.

Let me tell you this: It was the best investment that I could've ever made for my back. I have been using the back bubble since April 2018 and have never stopped using it ever since then. I use the device for about 5-10 minutes per each session and have about 5-6 sessions throughout the week, and it does more than enough to keep the pain under "control." I wish I found the Back Bubble sooner!

I started using this after hurting my back.

As you can see in the picture, it's basically a half circle of inner tube that you hang from a doorway. You get inside of it and bend your knees or lean forward a bit to gently, slowly (and carefully!) stretch the spine since it is supporting the weight of your upper body.

I used to have an inversion table but there is no way I would even attempt to get on one of those when my back was that painful. It's way more expensive than the inversion tables-- about 3 times as much-- but then again when you are in that much pain what wouldn't you pay for some relief? Also I think the inversion table does a better job of stretching the spine than the Back Bubble does but of course only if you can actually use it.

One other thing that's nice about this Back Bubble is it can easily be stored away-- especially if you use a strong hook in the doorway rather than the bar that ships with it. If you get a heavy duty hook (doesn't come with it) and hang it from that then it can easily be removed so it doesn't obstruct the doorway. If you install it on the bar you have to pop the bar out of the hardware that's attached to the door frame and then slide it off the bar (the bar and the hardware is what ships with it for installation).

The other thing that helped me tremendously is a heavy duty back brace (Mueller) that I also bought on amazon.