resistive material along parallel edges of the fiberglass layer 37 the tapes 40 can be made of either woven or non woven material a pair of wires 43 are then electrically connected to the tapes 40 such as by a clip 46 the other ends of the electrical wires 43 are operatively connected to a quick connector 49 which is connected to a complementary connector not shown to individually connect each heating element 25 to the main power cord 19 it should be noted that as the resistivity of the material 37 is measurable in ohms per square units the material can be made in large sheets or rolls and then cut to the required resistance in the preferred embodiment the heat element dissipates 26 3 watts per square foot with an input voltage of 117 volts ac depending on the specific design however the dissipation can be made as low as thirteen 13 watts per square foot the individual heating elements 25 and thus the overall heating pad 10 can be made a variety of desired dimensions in length or width depending on how and where the heating pad is to be used on a particular body art of the user for example u201c dedicated u201d heating pads can be designed for use on a users wrist shoulders knees or thighs and can be made so as to have securing straps for holding the heating pad in place for the best therapeutic effect moreover although three 3 heating elements 25 are shown in fig1 a larger single heating element can be used as well as one or more smaller units as shown in fig2.