Exam Tables

Anyone out there, have any good exam table builds or possibly a portable option for a table. Looking to build one or find one? Needs to be sturdy but easy to move!

Try a portable massage table.

I found a local company that made massage tables to order. They made a massage table for me without the face hole. It is relatively light and folds away, and looks reasonably close to a real examination table. Maybe you could look in your area for a similar company?

I've been to real doctors that use the equivalent of a stationary massage table tor their office. You loose the stirrups, but a portable table is light and folds for easy storage.

BTW, most professional massage tables DON'T have a hole, they have a face cradle that attached to the end.

For anyone in Florida and/ or looking :

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/had/4271064240.html

Any good portable massage table is great for the convenience and easy storage, but of course one doesn't get the stirrups, but I manage to make do. I would love to have a real exam table but just have no room for one.

A portable massage table makes a perfect exam table. They tend to be a bit hefty, so I leave mine set up most of the time unless the apartment manager makes her scheduled visit a few times a year to check the place (or my mom comes over for a visit).

This is the one I have (in black):

http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Massage-Bolster-Burgundy-Purple/dp/B003ZLDOZO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1408767919&sr=8-7&keywords=massage+table

The adjustable reclining back lets the patient observe the procedures.

It can also be used as a spare bed, in a pinch (4 inch padding). And the price can't be beat.

Gentle Gynecologist -- Helpful piece of information (& link) for those considering an alternative table.....Looks comfortable, unit appears sturdy when unfolded & price definitely reasonable...........$175 bucks delivered & you're ready to roll....

My favourite medical table is Ritter 203. Do a web search, and you'll find plenty of pictures, owner's manuals, and places where yon can buy one. New price appears to be around $700. It is "officially" a medical table, not massage, and I've been to a real medical office (an urgent care place) that had these tables instead of the virtually ubiquitous Ritter 104. I like the simplicity of these tables as compared to the giant metal box, and the length is also a bonus - they are great for lying down fully prone for bum injections and similar procedures.

If I ever get a place where I can build my own clinical facility, I would like to use one of these tables. I'm also considering getting some custom metal furniture manufacturer to make a set of replacement legs (H-brackets, see the owner's manual that shows its construction and all parts) for it, to lower its height. The standard height of this table is 31" (same as the ubiquitous big metal box tables), other height options available from Midmark (the manufacturer) range from 26" to 36", but I want 21", so it becomes more of a bed for sitting or lying down easily, rather than climbing or leaning over. This way it will be exactly like the medical "couches" we had in my home country.

If you are looking to buy a table used (bargain deals), you might also come across a Ritter 303. Confusingly, Ritter 303 is the older model and 203 is the newer (current) one. There are some differences in internal construction, but to the users (both doc and patient) it looks and feels exactly the same. There is just one real difference, though, and it is the rated weight capacity: 325 lbs for Ritter 303 and 400 lbs for Ritter 203. Keep it in mind if you plan on having BBW patients. 😃

Forgot to add: you can get these tables with or without stirrups, and with or without a pair of drawers just below the lie-down bed part.

I built a portable massage table for about $125. It folds down to a large suitcase size and has a carrying handle. It is thickly padded and stands on multiple aluminum legs. I will publish take a picture of it and publish it once I have full access to the gallery. The topside is flat and the covering is Naugahyde. I've seen fancy professional tables in massage parlors that have cutouts for the face for comfort and in a bath house, I came across a table with two cutouts, the purpose of the lower opening I never got a chance to observe.

I look forward to seeing the pictures of your table!

Does it have stirrups?

I built a portable massage table for about $125. It folds down to a large suitcase size and has a carrying handle. It is thickly padded and stands on multiple aluminum legs. I will publish take a picture of it and publish it once I have full access to the gallery. The topside is flat and the covering is Naugahyde. I've seen fancy professional tables in massage parlors that have cutouts for the face for comfort and in a bath house, I came across a table with two cutouts, the purpose of the lower opening I never got a chance to observe.

I think something like a modified dentist chair would be great too. 😉

I've thought about modifying a table... adding a few pads to the top. Cover it with some vinyl or rubber. Could even make it so the tops come on and off.

I am in the process of finishing an exam table made from an antique table we found. We are even adding the comfort of calf supports in place of stirrups. It also has a pull out section when you need to support the patients legs while not in the stirrups. It is totally inconspicuous to everyone serving as a desk. The stirrups and additions insert in a drawer opening.

I WISH me and my hubby had an exam table with the leg rests and stirrups on it but what we did one time is put 2 chairs at the foot of the bed and I put my feet on the backs of the chairs and hubby got between my legs and did his thing, I never came so hard in my life and I squirted all over hubby, he really liked it but it was kind of hard for him to penetrate me because he's so tall, he's 6' 1" or 2" so I had to put a bunch of pillows under my butt