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Health Gear Inversion Table: Is the Brand Still in Business?
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If you are searching for a Health Gear inversion table, you probably want to buy one or need a part for one you own. We did not test these tables: our work is checking every number against a source the manufacturer or a court controls, and saying so when a number isn’t there.
What Happened to Health Gear
Health Gear was a brand, not a company. The ITM 4500 owner’s manual describes Health Gear as “a licensed Trademark” distributed by Extreme Products Group, based in Glendale, Arizona (Health Gear manual, via ManualsLib). So the question of whether Health Gear is still in business is really a question about Extreme Products Group.
The Company’s Own Notice
In January 2025, the company’s website was reduced to a single notice. It read: “We regret to inform you that Extreme Products Group, LLC has ceased operations and is no longer in business” (Extreme Products Group, 2025). That is the manufacturer speaking for itself, in a version of its homepage archived by the Wayback Machine on January 20, 2025. The same notice pointed owners who needed parts to a third-party email address, which we come back to below.
The Chapter 7 Filing
The notice was followed by a court filing. According to BankruptcyObserver, which draws on the federal court records system PACER, Extreme Products Group, LLC filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona on September 30, 2025, as case number 25-09306, and the case was still open at its last recorded court activity on March 10, 2026 (BankruptcyObserver, 2025). PacerMonitor lists the same case, 2:25-bk-09306, with the debtor at the same Glendale address printed in the Health Gear manual (PacerMonitor, 2025).
Chapter 7 is the liquidation chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, not a reorganization. We have not read the case file itself, which sits behind PACER, so we can’t tell you what the court has decided about the company’s assets or its brand. What the public record shows is a filing and an open case.
No Recall Under the Health Gear Name
Owners often ask whether the tables were pulled for a safety problem. We found no sign of that. A query to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall database for recalls with “health gear” in the title returned no results (CPSC recall database, 2026).
That only covers recall titles, so it is not proof that the tables are safe. It means no recall is registered under that name.
The Health Gear Inversion Table Models and Their Published Specs
The Health Gear inversion table range used ITM model numbers, and many models paired inversion with a heat and vibration pad. We could confirm specs from the maker for two of them.
ITM7.5 Big & Tall: 400 lb and Up to 7 Feet
The ITM7.5 was the brand’s big and tall model, and its numbers were unusually high. Health Gear’s own product page described an “Extra wide, extra tall frame” that “accommodates up to 7′ tall users with a 400 lb. weight capacity,” along with a removable heat and vibrating massage pad and “3 (20/40/60) position inversion settings” (Health Gear, 2024 archive). That is the manufacturer’s page as archived on October 9, 2024, a few months before the site went dark.
Those two figures are the reason many people still search for this table. Among current inversion tables, the highest capacity we could verify with a manufacturer is 350 lb, and the tallest verified height is 6’6”. The ITM7.5 beat both on paper. It is still a historical spec: the company that published it has ceased operations, so there is no maker to sell it, support it or confirm those numbers today.
ITM 4500 Deluxe Heat & Massage: 300 lb
The ITM 4500 is documented in its owner’s manual, hosted on ManualsLib. The manual states a “300 LB WEIGHT CAPACITY” and describes an inversion selector pin with three settings: 20 (slight), 40 (moderate) and 60 (enhanced) (Health Gear manual, via ManualsLib). It also opens with a warning not to use the table “WITHOUT A PHYSICIAN’S APPROVAL” and recommends that inverting be supervised. The manual does not state a user height range.
Other Model Numbers You Will See
You will also find the ITM7.0-S, ITM6000, ITM5500 and ITM 4800-A in listings and manual libraries. We don’t have a manufacturer spec sheet for any of them, so we won’t repeat the capacities that appear in retail titles. Where you see a number for these models, it came from a seller, not from Health Gear.
A note on names: Innova, a different company that is still in business, also uses ITM model numbers, including an ITM4800 and an ITM6000.
| Model | Weight capacity | Height range | Where the number comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Gear ITM7.5 | 400 lb | Up to 7 feet | Manufacturer’s page, archived October 2024 |
| Health Gear ITM 4500 | 300 lb | Not stated | Owner’s manual, via ManualsLib |
| Health Gear ITM 4100-G | Not stated | Not stated | Retailer listing only |
| Other ITM models | Not stated | Not stated | No manufacturer source found |
Can You Still Buy a Health Gear Inversion Table?
In practice, you are buying remaining stock, if you find any, and there is no maker behind it.
What Is Still Listed
Some retailer pages remain up. Academy Sports + Outdoors still had a listing for a Health Gear heat and massage inversion table, item ITM 4100-G, when we checked in September 2026 (Academy). That listing does not publish a weight capacity or height range, and a listing is not a confirmation that a table will ship. Treat any Health Gear listing as old stock and check it with the seller before you order.
What a Warranty Means Now
The same Academy page describes the manufacturer warranty as 90 days limited on labor and one year limited overall (Academy). A warranty is a promise from the company that gives it.
The retailer’s own return policy is the only protection you can count on.
Why We Don’t Link to Health Gear Tables
We only put a buy button on a table when a live manufacturer publishes its specs and stands behind its warranty. No Health Gear model meets that today, however good the specs were. That is why this page has no Health Gear product card. Exerpeutic is a related case with a different cause: its maker is still in business, but its gravity tables are no longer sold new, as our page on the Exerpeutic inversion table shows.
If You Already Own a Health Gear Table: Parts and Warranty
This is where the shutdown matters most. The routes printed in your manual no longer lead anywhere.
The Old Parts Route in Your Manual
The ITM 4500 manual tells owners: “For any Parts Required, DO NOT CALL TECHNICAL SUPPORT. Please Visit Our Web Site: Www.extremeproductsgroup.com” (Health Gear manual, via ManualsLib). It also lists a technical support voicemail and a service email address at the same domain. The website that manual points to now carries only the closure notice, so that route has ended.
The Third-Party Contact the Company Named
The closure notice gave one alternative. Owners who need parts “are welcome to email a 3rd party company at Extinfo@sohu.com who will try to respond as soon as possible to your request for recently produced products,” and “Any products older than 1 year, may be subject to availability concerns” (Extreme Products Group, 2025).
That is the only parts contact the company itself published. It makes no promise, and since the company had stopped operating by January 2025, every Health Gear table is now more than a year old. Expect that some parts will not be available.
When you write, give the model number from your manual and the part number from its parts listing, and describe the part plainly. A photo helps.
Which Parts Not to Improvise
Some parts are cosmetic, like a torn backrest cover. Others hold you upside down: the ankle rollers and their ratchet, the locking pins, the selector pin and the frame hardware. Don’t substitute a hardware store part for any of those.
In 2010 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of about 33,000 inversion benches from other brands after 75 reports of the ankle clamp releasing or the rotation strap breaking, including 23 injuries (CPSC, 2010). Those were different tables, but the failure point is the one a makeshift repair would put at risk.
Our guide to inversion table replacement parts explains how Teeter and Innova handle parts requests, which is useful if you are weighing a new table with a working parts channel.
What to Buy Instead of a Health Gear Inversion Table
The right replacement depends on why you wanted a Health Gear inversion table in the first place. Here are the three reasons we see most, and the current table we recommend for each. All three are made by Innova, which publishes its specs and is still in business.
If You Wanted a Budget Table: Innova ITX9600
Most people who chose Health Gear chose it as a lower-cost alternative to a premium brand. The ITX9600 fills that role today.
It is rated to 300 lb, the same as the ITM 4500, and its reversible ankle holders let you move the foam roller to the front once you are used to inverting. Its warranty is Innova’s one-year limited warranty, which covers the original purchaser buying from an authorized retailer (Innova). Our ITX9600 review goes through its manual in detail.
Reversible ankle holdersVerified
Innova ITX9600
by Innova
Best for former Health Gear buyers who want a lower-cost alternative to premium brands.
Skip it if you want heat and massage or need more than 300 lb: the ITM4800 and ITX1200 cover those.
It is the only entry table here with reversible ankle holders, so the foam roller can move to the front once inverting stops feeling new. One of its listing bullets says 350 lb; the maker's page says 300 lb, and 300 is what we publish.
- Weight limit
- 300 lb
- User height
- 4'10" to 6'6"
- Warranty
- 1 year
- Price range
- Budget
What we like
- Ankle holders reverse, so the foam roller can move to the front
- Manual labels the pin angles, from 15° up to 85°
- Pin with a protective cover, left at 15° after assembly
- Rated to 300 lb in both the manual and on the maker's page
Keep in mind
- One-year limited warranty, non-transferable
- No heat or massage
- Manual shows five pin angles, the product page says six
- Needs 2 ft clear at each side and 3 ft front and back
Full specs
- Price range
- Budget
- Weight capacity
- 300 lb
- User height
- 4'10" to 6'6"
- Angle control
- Pin with protective cover; the manual labels the settings 15°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 85° (the product page calls it a six-position pin)
- Ankle system
- Reversible ankle holders (foam rollers and U-shaped holders can trade places)
- Heat and massage
- None
- Warranty
- 1 year limited
- FDA
- Not stated
VerifiedFrom the maker's product page. Not stated means the maker publishes nothing.
We may earn a commission. It never changes which table we pick, or the order they appear in.
If You Wanted Heat and Massage: Innova ITM4800
Heat and massage were the reason many people picked a Health Gear ITM model. The Innova ITM4800 is the most direct replacement: it adds heat and vibration on an adjustable lumbar band, with a 300 lb capacity and the same one-year warranty. The pad covers the lower back, where Health Gear advertised a full back pad on the ITM7.5.
Lumbar heat and vibrationVerified
by Innova
Best for former Health Gear ITM buyers who chose it for heat and massage.
Skip it if you want a full back pad like the ITM7.5's: this pad covers the lower back.
The cheapest way into heat and massage on this list. The pad is a lumbar band, not the full spine, which is enough if your pain sits low in the back.
- Weight limit
- 300 lb
- User height
- 4'10" to 6'6"
- Warranty
- 1 year
- Price range
- Mid-range
What we like
- Heat and vibration on a lumbar band you can reposition
- Front and rear U-shaped ankle holders
- Six-position pin with a protective cover
- Rated to 300 lb, for users 4 ft 10 in to 6 ft 6 in
Keep in mind
- Pad covers the lower back only, not the full spine
- Pin degrees not stated
- One-year limited warranty
Full specs
- Price range
- Mid-range
- Weight capacity
- 300 lb
- User height
- 4'10" to 6'6"
- Angle control
- Six-position pin with protective cover; degrees not stated
- Ankle system
- Ergonomic ankle holding system, front and rear U-shaped holders
- Heat and massage
- Heat and vibration on a lumbar band, adjustable position
- Warranty
- 1 year limited
- FDA
- Not stated
VerifiedFrom the maker's product page. Not stated means the maker publishes nothing.
We may earn a commission. It never changes which table we pick, or the order they appear in.
If You Needed More Than 300 lb: Innova ITX1200
If you were drawn to the ITM7.5 for its 400 lb rating, we have to be straight with you: no current table we could verify matches it. The closest is the Innova ITX1200, which Innova rates to “a 350 lbs. weight capacity” for users from 4’10” to 6’6” (Innova). It is the only table from Innova or Teeter rated above 300 lb. It does not reach 7 feet, and nothing we could verify does.
Rated to 350 lbVerified
by Innova
Best for heavier users who need the closest verified match to the ITM7.5.
Skip it if you are taller than 6'6": it does not reach 7 feet, and nothing we could verify does.
It is the only table from either Innova or Teeter that the maker rates above 300 lb: Innova publishes 350 lb for it, where every other model in both ranges stops at 300 lb or lower.
- Weight limit
- 350 lb
- User height
- 4'10" to 6'6"
- Warranty
- 1 year
- Price range
- Mid-range
What we like
- 350 lb capacity, the highest in the Innova and Teeter ranges
- Adjustable stretch bars for a fuller stretch at lower slopes
- Reversible ankle holding system
- Pin with a protective cover
Keep in mind
- Only three pin positions, with degrees not stated
- One-year limited warranty
- Max height 6 ft 6 in, the same as the 300 lb models
- No heat or massage
Full specs
- Price range
- Mid-range
- Weight capacity
- 350 lb
- User height
- 4'10" to 6'6"
- Angle control
- Three-position pin with protective cover; degrees not stated; adjustable stretch bars for a fuller stretch at lower slopes
- Ankle system
- Reversible ankle holding system
- Heat and massage
- None
- Warranty
- 1 year limited
- FDA
- Not stated
VerifiedFrom the maker's product page. Not stated means the maker publishes nothing.
We may earn a commission. It never changes which table we pick, or the order they appear in.
Our page on inversion tables with a 400 lb capacity shows every higher claim we traced and what to do above 350 lb, and our guide for big, tall and large people covers height, feet and fit as well as weight.
The Three Side by Side
Every cell below comes from the manufacturer. Where a maker publishes nothing, the table says so.
| Spec | Innova ITX9600Budget, price tier 1 of 3Verified | Innova ITM4800Mid-range, price tier 2 of 3Verified | Innova ITX1200Mid-range, price tier 2 of 3Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight capacity | 300 lb | 300 lb | 350 lbHighest here |
| User height | 4'10" to 6'6" | 4'10" to 6'6" | 4'10" to 6'6" |
| Heat and massage | None | Heat and vibration on a lumbar band, adjustable position | None |
| Ankle system | Reversible ankle holders (foam rollers and U-shaped holders can trade places) | Ergonomic ankle holding system, front and rear U-shaped holders | Reversible ankle holding system |
| Warranty | 1 year limited | 1 year limited | 1 year limited |
| Angle control | Pin with protective cover; the manual labels the settings 15°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 85° (the product page calls it a six-position pin) | Six-position pin with protective cover; degrees not stated | Three-position pin with protective cover; degrees not stated; adjustable stretch bars for a fuller stretch at lower slopes |
| FDA | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Assembly and setup | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Buy | See today's price: Innova ITX9600 on Amazon (opens in a new tab) | See today's price: Innova ITM4800 on Amazon (opens in a new tab) | See today's price: Innova ITX1200 on Amazon (opens in a new tab) |
Innova ITX9600- Weight capacity
- 300 lb
- User height
- 4'10" to 6'6"
- Heat and massage
- None
- Ankle system
- Reversible ankle holders (foam rollers and U-shaped holders can trade places)
- Warranty
- 1 year limited
- Angle control
- Pin with protective cover; the manual labels the settings 15°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 85° (the product page calls it a six-position pin)
- FDA
- Not stated
- Assembly and setup
- Not stated
Innova ITM4800- Weight capacity
- 300 lb
- User height
- 4'10" to 6'6"
- Heat and massage
- Heat and vibration on a lumbar band, adjustable position
- Ankle system
- Ergonomic ankle holding system, front and rear U-shaped holders
- Warranty
- 1 year limited
- Angle control
- Six-position pin with protective cover; degrees not stated
- FDA
- Not stated
- Assembly and setup
- Not stated
Innova ITX1200- Weight capacity
- 350 lbHighest here
- User height
- 4'10" to 6'6"
- Heat and massage
- None
- Ankle system
- Reversible ankle holding system
- Warranty
- 1 year limited
- Angle control
- Three-position pin with protective cover; degrees not stated; adjustable stretch bars for a fuller stretch at lower slopes
- FDA
- Not stated
- Assembly and setup
- Not stated
Verified from the maker's own page or manualClaimed retail listing onlyNot stated the maker publishes nothing
For every other use case, including tables with longer warranties, see our full guide to the best inversion tables.
Before You Invert on Any Table
Whether you keep using an old Health Gear table or buy a new one, the manufacturers’ warnings are the same, and they are worth reading once more.
Doctor First
Health Gear’s ITM 4500 manual says not to use the table without a physician’s approval (Health Gear manual, via ManualsLib). Innova’s ITX9600 manual says the same and lists 21 conditions, from high blood pressure and glaucoma to weak ankles and feet (Innova). Our page on who should not use an inversion table goes through each condition with the evidence behind it.
Check an Older Table Before Every Session
A table that no longer has a maker behind it is one you have to inspect yourself. Before each session, check that the ankle rollers are firm and untorn, that the ratchet holds under a hard pull, that every pin is fully seated and that no bolt has worked loose. Then start at the lowest setting, 20 degrees on the Health Gear pin, with someone nearby, as the manual recommends.
Your questions, answered
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Health Gear a good inversion table?
On paper, several models were competitive, and the ITM7.5 had one of the highest published ratings we have seen: 400 lb and users up to 7 feet. The problem is the company behind them. Extreme Products Group says it has ceased operations, and court records show a Chapter 7 filing, so a new Health Gear table comes with no maker to honor a warranty or supply parts.
How to use a health gear inversion table?
Get a doctor's approval first, which the ITM 4500 manual requires, and have someone supervise. Standing upright, set the selector pin on the right side to 20, 40 or 60 degrees. Slide your feet under the foam rollers, rest your heels in the rear heel cups, then ratchet the front rollers tight against your legs. Start at 20 degrees and tilt back slowly.
10 sources used for this guide
Each linked to the original. Citations in the text jump here.
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Academy Sports + Outdoors. Health Gear Heat Massage Inversion Table (retailer listing). academy.com.
CPSC. ICON Health & Fitness Recalls Inversion Benches Due to Fall Hazard. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, cpsc.gov, recall 10-210, April 28, 2010.
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