If you are suffering from joint pain, stiffness, or muscle spasms in the back, which often will limit your mobility, and can greatly interfere with your physical activities, looking for a treatment to help is usually high on the priority list. While medication is often the go-to for effective pain relief, and to help with inflammation, heat therapy can work the same. While heat therapy for back pain is not a new treatment by any means, more and more are just now starting to use heat therapy as an alternative to medication for pain. Heating pads have made it quite easy to find relief for pain, as well as super convenient. A few benefits that heat therapy provides for pain relief when dealing with lower back pain: - Boosts circulation to repair damaged muscles, improve back stiffness, and relieve inflammation - While boosting circulation, heat therapy can also allow nutrients and oxygen to travel to the muscles and joints to allow relief.