specially engineered unit can be used for temporary relief of minor muscle and joint pain and stiffness, Temporary relief of minor joint pain associated with arthritis, the temporary increase in local circulation where applies and the relaxation of muscles. In addition, the TDP CQ-27 heat lamp may also help muscle spasms, monor sprains and strains, and monor muscular back pain. The TDP CQ-27 heat lamp is unlike any other heat lamp. While most lamps use a common infrared bulb, the specially engineered TDP CQ-27 features a "black body" emission heating plate which is coated with a proprietary mineral formulation consisting of 33 elements. When activated by a built-in electric heating element, this mineral plate emits a special band of far infrared electromagnetic energy which penetrates deep into the human body. The human body has a higher absorption efficiency for far infrared energy than near infrared.