How to apply heat therapy

The most effective heat therapy products are Warm Buddy therapeutic heat packs and wraps that can maintain their heat at the proper temperature. “Warm” is the proper temperature. Patients should not have their heat source be hot to the point of burning the skin. The desired effect is for the heat to penetrate down into the muscles. Simply increasing the temperature of the skin will do little to decrease discomfort.

Heat Therapy

Sports Therapy wrap heat wrap

In many instances, the longer the heat is applied, the better. The duration that one needs to apply the heat, though, is based on the type of and/or magnitude of the injury. For very minor back tension, short amounts of heat therapy may be sufficient (such as 15 to 20 minutes). For more intense injuries, longer sessions of heat may be more beneficial (such as 30 minutes to 2 hours, or more) you will have to reheat the Warm Buddy heat pack a few times during this longer period of treatment.
For sports injuries you may want to try our sports therapy wrap, as with all our products they can be used hot or cold, for new injuries with bruising use a cold pack and for aches and pains use a warm pack.

Arthritis and heat therapy

 Arthritis and heat Therapy

How heat therapy can help arthritis sufferers.
Is there anything you can do about the pain and stiffness of arthritis? Perhaps you’ve heard that heat or cold therapy can help relieve pain and are wondering if it’s worth giving them a try. Well, it is.
Many arthritis doctors recommend both heat and cold treatments to help reduce inflammation and ease the pain and stiffness that comes with arthritis. It may take a little “trial and error” to learn which therapy works best for your pain. But by staying with it, you may find the right combination of hot packs and ice packs to get the most relief from pain and make it easier to manage arthritis. If pain persists, be sure to talk with your doctor.

Body wrap warm moist heat,also can use hot or cold

How Does Heat and Cold Help Arthritis Pain?

Heat or cold therapy works by stimulating your body’s own healing force. For instance, heat dilates the blood vessels, stimulates blood circulation, and reduces muscle spasms. In addition, heat alters the sensation of pain. You can use heat — such as heating pads or — or moist heat — Warm Buddy heat packs.
Here are one of our most popular heat packs for warming joints:

Use hot or cold

Conversely, cold compresses reduce swelling by constricting blood vessels. While cold packs may be uncomfortable at first, they can numb deep pain.
Using the Warm Buddy heat packs as cold packs, just place the pack in a freezer bag and place in freezer for a couple of hours and this will help reduce pain and swelling.
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