I've had lower back issues due to a bad fall almost 20 years ago and they've been getting worse as I get older. I've been looking for a magnetic support belt similar to one my mother purchased in a retail store some years ago, which they no longer make, to keep me mobile (and out of the chiropractic/PT offices) when I have to do stuff that I know will put more strain on my lower back like yard work, shoveling, moving furniture, cleaning, etc. This belt is the closest thing I've found for a decent price to the one my mother wears. So far, I've had very good results with it. I've been trying to help demolish a pool deck and didn't have the belt the first time I worked on it. I noticed an immediate difference the next time I worked on it using this belt. I've even worn it during a workout when my back was a little achy and it helped with that as well.