There is some evidence that heat therapy may help reduce low back pain and disability. However, this is true only in people who have back pain that is of less than 3 months in duration. Moreover, the heat packs only causes a mild reduction in pain that is only of a short duration. For people who have back pain for more than 3 months, both heat and ice are a waste of money.
The type of heat therapies that one can use include hot water bottles, soft heat packs, hot towels, saunas, steam, heat wraps, electrical heating pads and infra red lamps.
