Active Therapy Hot and Cold Gel Pack - Ultra Flexible Ice Packs for Injuries, Pain & Muscle Aches w/Heat for Maximum Relief & Comfort

My Bride had neck surgery - serious surgery - two years ago. It fixed the structural problems but she still has pain. Lately it has been getting worse. Early this week, I did some research and ordered this product.Thank God I did.Wednesday night she was in incredible amounts of pain - so much we spent several hours in the ER. The next day, this showed up and I tossed it in the freezer. A few hours later, it was ready to provide relief. And it did.This is a solid, big pack. It has a thick and durable plastic cover and is thin enough to counter to her body in a variety of areas. It holds the cold for at least 45 minutes to an hour and it is ready to go again in no time.Yesterday, I used the microwave to heat it up - her pain has caused some muscle tension. It took a while to gradually get it warm but it was worth the effort. She found it provided a great deal of relief. She thinks it held a comfortable amount of heat for about a half hour.This pack has already proven to be a Godsend. We cannot recommend it enough.

I turned 40. And my body's been breaking down! When I sit and stand, I hear popping in my knees. My ankle gives away at the slightest turn. I don't feel invincible anymore. On my last run, I twisted my ankle. No fun!I picked this up without knowing much about how these gel packs work. But I'm glad I did. It's big enough that it covers a large area. And the pack stays cold for a good amount of time (I'd say about 30 minutes or so).Tip:I would recommend ordering a couple so you can alternate. So that as one cools down, you don't have to wait for it to get cold again in the freezer. I'm regretting not having ordered 2 from the start, because now I have to wait a couple more days to get another one shipped to me.Highly recommended. 5 stars.

I'm big into sports and exercising and as I get older it gets harder and harder to recover. My physical therapist suggested I should try to ice my joints and muscles after a game to improve my recovery time, reduce swelling and inflammation so I can get back out there quicker. I took her advice and bought active therapy ice pack and its done the job so far. It covers a large area of my body so I can easily ice my legs, back, or core. Its a really big gel pack but it took about 2 hours to freeze and was still flexible enough to wrap around my thigh. It's early days but so far its been a life saver, I've really been able to lessen my recovery time and my joints feel much better. I'd definitely recommend this to anybody with aches and pains.

I have use another brand at my therapy session and the cold seems to stay longer. This pad works well. First time in freezer I maybe got 20 minutes use out of it but each time I refroze it seem to stay colder longer. Would I but it again maybe. I have not try heating it yet but I am told a duel purpose sleeve dose not work as good as a hot or cold sleeve. I have to admit that the one at the therary place last much longer. The do sell it on amazon but cost about $5 more.

This product does NOT stay flexible while in the freezer. It's quite lumpy when I take it out and doesn't conform to the body until it has thawed for a while and I have to bend and press on it even then.

These gel packs are my best friend. I am 4 months out from a knee replacement and use them daily. My physical therapist also uses them after therapy. They are so helpful with easing pain and stiffness. I am walking over 10,000 steps a day now and doing pool exercise classes several days a week. There is post surgical swelling for up to a year. Swelling causes pain and these do an excellent job of keeping the swelling down and pain under control. I recommend buying two so you can swap them out. I often wrap one around my knee when I go to bed. These are good for any joint injury. They are also good on bug bites and rashes to relieve itching. Great product. Very flexible and will wrap around the joint.

I bought this for both my daughter and I to help with our backs. She had a spinal fracture a few years ago, and still gets aches and pains in her back. This helps a lot with the pain. It works well with keeping down the swelling. I had arm surgery, and my entire arm was bruised and swollen. I have other ice packs as well, but this seems to stay colder longer than the others. I usually use a pillow case that is thin enough so that it is not too cold on my skin when using it for my arm. Great product!

I had high hopes for this but it suckedAs soon as I got it I put it in the freezer to try for later. I have been waiting for a similar item from the VA for months now and I got tired of waiting and rotating small packs out for my back. I read the reviews and even cleared a space for it in my fridge so it was clear and laid flat. Sadly when I got home tonight I pulled it out and it although it was noticeably cold it wasn't anywhere close to as cold as my other small packs.**I'll also add that I scanned the reviews thinking maybe I missed something and I noticed two things.1. many people had it leaking gel after a few uses2. everyone had a generic reply saying the same thingIt is almost as if they use a bot for customer service or they really don't care to leave a personalized reply. Customer service is more than cut and paste. Sad