We don't have a whirlpool tub but do have a small hot tub, and my husband swears by it. He has lower back problems and it helps him a lot. I have lots of other problems, and he thinks it would be good for me too, but I could get into the tub, but I'm not sure I would be able to get out. I only have one leg and I can just see me slipping onto the cement floor with DH trying to catch me. Would not be a pretty picture. And I don't need any more problems. But I think it would really help you.