hmmm.. I use the inversion table now around a 45 degree or less incline. it doesn't make me sick. I use it for roughly 15-20 mintues 2-3 times a day. if a small angle or just zero angle to level you out and relieve the stress should be good enough. I notice if I am parallel with the floor (no angle either way) I still receive relief. I also use ice packs on my lower back and neck while I am hanging. it causes a lot of inflammation.
If I were to go an an increasing angle I too would get nausiated.
As for having a disc replacement when it's bone on bone, I'd worry about a greater increase in facet degeneration or slight stenosis post-op. of course your doctor knows infinitely better about you than I ever will, so take his/her advise always.
I don't know what's worse, the threat of continuous back pain post-op or the bill?
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1/2006 DDD L5/S1
Prodisc St. Mary's 12/2006 not diagnosed properly pre-op and now have DDD L4/L5, facet calcification L5-S1/L4-L5, mild scoliosis and left knee pain. DDD: C3 through C6
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