Overview:
The All-Natural SootheAway System works by circulating water through a therapeutic relief pad, which has been engineered to target your specific pain area Eye Pad Included). After you have selected the temperature level that provides the best relief for your pain, swelling or discomfort, the pad slightly inflates, creating a combination of compression and temperature that has proven to be effective for pain relief, relaxation and healing. The pad stays on for as long as you need, the temperature stays constant and your hands remain free the entire time.
Why Heating & Cooling Therapy:
Most patients know, and research studies have confirmed, that heating and cooling therapy helps provide relief from migraine or tension headache pain, and most of all THERE ARE NO ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS. Heating works because it relaxes the muscles that are tight or in spasm and are pinching the nerves. Cooling works because it shrinks the head's blood vessels (which open more widely during a migraine episode), and reduces pressure on the nerves.
Benefits over existing treatments:
Ice and Ice Packs: are messy when they melt and drip, don't hold a constant temperature and begin to warm after a few minutes, have to be held in place, do not target a specific area of pain, can be too cold and cause damage to the skin, aren't always ready when you need them, require you to get up frequently to refill, recharge, or exchange for another pack, take up room in your freezer.
Microwavable heat packs: are difficult to get to the precise temperature you want, don't hold a constant temperature and begin to cool after a few minutes, have to be held in place, can often be too hot and can damage the skin, require you to get up frequently to re-warm or recharge.
Other cryotherapy devices: have to be filled with ice and water before each use, only last a few hours (until the Ice melts), don't provide regulation of temperature level, are large and bulky.