Customer Reviews

SOUTHWEST ELASTO-GELTM ALL PURPOSE THERAPY WRAPS

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I had knee surgery (ACL replacement & torn meniscuses) on February 4, 2005, and my formal physical therapy sessions are three times a week for 4-6 months. My physical therapists use the Elasto-Gel Cold Wraps exclusively in their practice. The wraps are the only cold pack I've ever encountered that uniformly cools the entire joint surface. Even the expensive cryo cuff unit I rented for my first 12 days post-op didn't circulate the cooled water below my knee. The Elasto-Gel Cold Wrap, in contrast, wraps snugly around the entire knee joint and provides instant and lasting cold therapy -- a welcome relief after each thrice-weekly PT session! This makes those cheap cold packs you buy at the drug store obsolete... you know the kind that stay cold for all of 5 minutes before turning to mush and take 12 hours to get cold again.

Needless to say, within my first two weeks of physical therapy, I had to order one of these for at home use. Anyone with chronic joint pain or impending knee surgery would be wise to add this to their shopping list of post-op care items. You will not regret it!

These wraps are also microwaveable so they can be used to provide moist heat. However, they're far better at providing soothing cold therapy and that's the use I give them a 5-star rating for.

USAGE NOTE: In PT, they store their Elasto-Gels in zipper-locked bags in a chest freezer. Obviously, the plastic bag is removed prior to using the cold wrap. Apparently, allowing the gel to get wet will cause it to absorb water and swell over time.