3 Ways a Hot Tub Eases Back Pain

Lower back pain can make regular tasks seem like a monumental chore. It can be hard to go about your daily business when getting out of bed is the last thing you want to do. Your life becomes one of constant rest, ice packs, heating pads, and pain relievers.

You want to spend time with your friends and family. And you’d like going to work to be something you look forward to.

The good news is that you may be able to relieve some of your pain by spending time in a hot tub. In this article, we look at three ways a hot tub eases back pain. They include warmth, buoyancy, and massaging jets.

With these three relief factors, your muscles relax, giving you temporary relief. While you want to consult with your physician first, we suggest regular twenty-minute soaks every day, which may provide you with some much-needed relief.

Take a look at this short video to see how a real hot tub user has found pain relief in his home spa:

If you suffer from back pain, like the more than 65 million Americans, hot tubs may ease your pain. The combination of heat, buoyancy, and massage may change your life for the better.

Generally, soaking for a short time in the morning or before bed every day is a great way to improve your quality of life. Here’s what you can expect:

Heat: The warm water of your hot tub raises your body temperature. This enhances your circulation, improving blood flow and promoting relaxation. As your muscles relax, tension and the pain that comes with it can lessen.
Buoyancy: While immersed neck-deep in your hot tub’s soothing waters, your experienced body weight is reduced by 90%. This takes the pressure off your bones, joints, and muscles. This includes the ones often responsible for lower back pain.
Massage: High-quality, premium, and luxury hot tubs use powerful jets to massage your major muscle groups. This hydromassage kneads knots and tension out of your muscles, helping them relax in the warm water and providing relief from over-tightness.

You can expect any hot tub to offer the advantages of heat and buoyancy, but not all hot tubs deliver a great massage. Hot tubbers like you who want to reduce lower back pain should look for hot tub models that specifically target this problem area.

TIP: When you compare the massage options on hot tubs, do note that just because a spa has more jets doesn’t mean it provides the best massage. To do this, you want jets powered by a strong jet pump. They have the biggest effect. It’s also important that they are aimed accurately to massage the right parts of your body.

We think the pinnacle hot tub massage option for lower back pain is the Moto-Massage^® DX jet, exclusive to our Hot Spring^® Highlife^® Collection. This massage system uses two moving streams of warm water to work up and down your back, easing stress.

Here’s a short video of the Moto-Massage DX jet in action:

How to Find the Right Hot Tub for You

Every Hot Spring Highlife Collection spa model features the Moto-Massage DX jet and is designed for superior massage and hydrotherapy. All of them effectively provide heat, buoyancy, and massage to ease pain. So, which is the right one for you? Here are eight choices:

Grandee® 7-person hot tub
Sovereign® 6-person hot tub
Vanguard® 6-person hot tub
Aria® 5-person hot tub
Envoy® 5-person hot tub
Prodigy® 5-person hot tub
Jetsetter® & Jetsetter® LX 3-person hot tub

Regular hot tub soaking may relieve daily back pain.

When choosing a hot tub, consider how you will use it.

Large families that host frequent social gatherings are best suited to a larger hot tub.
Hot tubbers who want to use their spa alone or with a single partner don’t need as many extra seats. However, they may have other specific interests, such as entertainment options: a wireless audio system with Bluetooth^® capability or even a 22” HD wireless television monitor.
In addition to the Hot Spring Highlife Collection, we offer several other Hot Spring Spa collections that may fit your lifestyle as well. The best way to learn more is to visit one of our hot tub showrooms and speak with our expert wellness team.

We want you to find the right spa for you, your needs, your lifestyle, and your budget. We encourage you to soak every day. And we want you to love it and smile as you walk out your back door each day. Stop by to learn how you can relieve your lower back pain every day with a perfect massage.

Our powerful jets deliver unparalleled hydromassage for your problem areas. To find the hot tub that’s right for you, visit one of our showrooms today!

*To see if a hot tub might be the right choice for you, consult with a medical professional.