Well, my wife came back and she is not currently speaking to me... Mel, if you don't mind me asking how did you address the sciatica pain? My wife has radiating pain into her leg from the nerve damage from the DDD. I am trying to get her to lose 20-25 lbs and start using the inversion table. Does that sound reasonable? It is so terrible to watch your spouse suffer. You seem like a very caring person. Thanks for starting this thread and responding so faithfully to people.