Expert Analysis & Study Reports

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• Reduced Back Pain

Trials in the British Journal of Rheumatology (1994) show a positive short-term and long-term overall effectiveness of hot tub therapy in treating chronic lower back pain, participators in the study who took advantage of hot tub treatments experienced increased back flexibility, reduced pain duration than the group that did not undergo hot tub treatment.

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• Weight Loss and Diabetes Treatment

A trial in the New England Journal of Medicine (1999) wherein patients with Type 2 diabetes bathed themselves in a hot tub with 30 minutes per day found that after only 10 days patients required reduced doses of insulin, lost weight and benefitted from enhanced health as well as an increase in their general sense of wellbeing.

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• Arthritis treatment

The Arthritis Foundation found that people, whose arthritis symptoms responded well to heat, received many benefits from hot tub therapy including reduced joint stiffness and restored and preserved joint strength and flexibility.

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• Improved Cardiovascular Health

Mayo Clinic found that soaking in a spa simulated exercise, increasing heart rate whilst decreasing blood pressure. They found that the regular use of hot tubs gave some of the benefits of exercise with reduced heart stress.

 

• Improved Sleep

In a meta-study carried out by the National Sleep Foundation, they found that some studies suggested that soaking in a hot tub before going to sleep eased the transition into deep sleep.

The Associated Professional Sleep Societies’ Journal ‘Sleep’ found that your body can be eased into a state of deep and relaxing sleep by soaking in a hot tub approximately 90 minutes before going to sleep.