I don't have a hot tub, but a close friend with a bad back swears by his! I've been in the hot tub several times and it is very nice, however here it's just too hot most of the year here in Texas and I'm also not very tall and there's not a single seat in his tub where I can sit all the way back and keep my head above water. I ended up kind of floating above the jets in the seats lol. Check with your doctor, my friend was able to not pay sales tax due to having a prescription for the hot tub. Definitely worth checking out!