Easy To Use Cold Gel Packs

[Simon]

I was indexing a PT journal (that is what I do for a living) and came across an ad for this product. It is a gel pack that you can freeze or heat in the microwave that fits into a sleeve that will wrap around the knee. Sounds like it good be a good choice if you need to ice at work, in the car or if you don't use an ice machine.

https://www.torexhealth.com/

Simon

 

[Josephine]

Thanks for that, Simon!

 

[dw6928]

Most gel packs I have purchased (and there have been many different kinds and manufacturers) all suffer from the same flaw: they lose their "coldness factor" within 10-15 minutes. Far and away the best thing I own, other than my beloved Cryrocuff machine, is the old fashioned Ice Bag which you unscrew the top, fill with ice cubes and stays cold for an hour.

 

[beachcomber]

An excellent example of "new" not being necessarily better! I do have 4 gel packs that I use now that I no longer need my Polar Care several times a day. I just rotate them. No mess and by the time they have lost their "cold" I am at the 15-20 minute limit for icing anyway....

 

[Rowdy66]

Hey, guys, I am, as I am reading this post, sitting with a gel ice pac on my neck. I don't buy the ones they sell in the stores, my son who works in a lab brings me the ones that come with shipments of different products that must remain cold during shipment. They are not as soft but I have found that if you thaw them completey you can reshape them and then they are quite comfortable. I take an old pair of my husbands white socks and split them and sew them together and make a cushy pouch to keep them in, even throw them in the freezer, socks and all so they are ready when you need them Isn't ice wonderful? I don't know what I would have done without it for the last thirty plus years.
Rowdy

 

[Josephine]

Well, you have gone to some lengths to customize a bit of freight packaging!

 

[Simon]

Rowdy is correct about different type of packs. I received some in the hospital that were also a bit firm and they slipped into a pocket (there were 2 pockets so the whole knee was covered) and they stayed cold for about 3 to 4 hours hours. The hospital provided 2 sets so one was always in the freezer staying cold.

I also think professional ones for PT will stay cold longer, guess you would have to call and find out and cold time.

Simon