Customer Reviews

Thermalon Microwave Activated Moist Heat-Cold Therapy Wrap with Ties for Back, Hip, Shoulder, 7" x 12"

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I like this heat wrap because you simply tie it on and go about your business. I've had mine for about 6 months now and just 2-3 minutes in the microwave and the heat lasts a very long time and it is not dry heat but a theraputic moist heat just as advertised. I usually use it in the morning when having coffee and the ties are generously long measuring 65 inches from end to end.

I have quite a few of the Thermalon heat wraps and am very satisfied with them -- good moist heat. I use the one for the back and the one for the neck several times a week. They've improved the waist ties for the back one so they are sturdier. I've given a back wrap to my sister, my father and a girlfriend and they all like it too.
P.S. I always wondered if these review were real -- this is my first.

I like this - I can tie it to my waist, adjust it to where it hurts, and keep on going. This type cold pack doesn't seem to be as cold to me as real ice or the gel types, but it is good for its type. When I needed it colder, I held a gel pack on with it.

Though all microwavable heat packs lose their heat after a few minutes, this one last a bit longer than the other 2 brands that I own. It also continues to stay warm for a couple of hours. I heat this for 90 seconds in my microwave, and it is pretty steamy. The size is quite generous, and the ties make this nearly perfect. The ability to put this on, and pull it tight really allows you to maximize the use of the heat- especially if you're reading or watching TV (rather than lying down). Because it's tied on, you can walk around with it on! I had no idea just how much difference the straps would make to an already quality product.

We bought two of these for my husband. They do not hold up well to being heated in the microwave. Within one month, one wrap disintegrated and the beads fell out. The second wrap lasted a little longer before suffering the same fate. My husband is now back to microwaving a tube sock filled with rice, and using ice packs. They work just as well. Save your money.

My wife is 5-months pregnant with twins and started to experience major back pain. For a couple of weeks, we were using one of those blue hot/cold gel packs where we had to boil the water, put the gel pack in for a few minutes, then wrap it around a towel and I would have to apply it. The warmth of the gel pack lasted no longer than 8-10 minutes. Then, I was doing some research on heating pads and found this. Incredible! Although the instructions states that we should heat it in the microwave for 1 minute, 30 seconds, we found that 1 minute was sufficient. An extra 30 seconds was too hot. The best things about this product is that it doesn't burn your skin and it wraps around your waist. Both my wife and I are extremely happy with this product. We would recommend this to any pregnant woman who experiences back pain. Of course, it's only a temporary relief, but it really helped alleviate the pain for my wife.

Highly recommended if you have chronic back problems. This delivers moist heat, like a hydroculator, but without the pot of boiling water, the time to boil it, the danger of handling hot water, or the dripping mess. You just put it in a microwave oven for two minutes or less, then tie it around your waist and go about your business. As a bonus, when you're sitting, it provides the same lumbar support as a back cushion, because it's against the small of your back.

I think it must contain silica gel (a dessicant). When it's cool and not in use, it absorbs moisture from the air. When heated in a microwave oven, it releases that moisture, like a hydroculator. So, if it's tied around your waist and pressing against your back, moist heat is released onto your lower back, penetrating and relaxing the muscles.

It stays usefully warm for between 20 and 30 minutes. You can briefly reheat it afterwards (30-45 seconds max) and use it again. However, to fully reabsorb moisture, it needs a couple of hours at room temperature.

A real hydroculator doesn't stay hot even that long, and you have to deal with boiling water, a foul smell, and finding a way to keep it pressed against your back. A chiropractor or physical therapist just has you lie face down on a table while they place the hyrdoculator on a towel on your back, but that means you have to lie still, and can't walk around.

I've been using it in combination with a Percussion Massager (also bought here at Amazon, but a discontinued model) and a Homedics Shiatsu Massage seat (various versions sold by Amazon).

I've been using it for about a month now, and have had no problems whatsoever: no crystals dropping out, no melting, or any of the other problems some people have reported. Maybe it's been improved, or maybe I've been more gentle with it, and have been careful to follow the instructions, never heating it for more than 2 minutes when cool, or more than 30-45 seconds when being rewarmed. If/when it does go, we've already bought a spare, and will get more of them: the price is less than half of one visit to a chiropractor.

The straps are handy, and the moist beads are great. All their products heat up easily even in my mini microwave. I use it for lower back pain or stomach aches. So far, I've had great success with Thermalon products. I had one defective wrap (not this model) where the sewing was imperfect and the beads leaked, but they will replace or refund if so. Because of their great customer service, I continue to buy them and don't mind the occasional defect.

What a relief. Moist heat is now 2 minutes away from the microwave. I like it. My back loves it.

its good for the first 10 mins of heating then it gets cold, and if u want to reheat it, do not put it over 1 1/2 minutes bc it will melt the cover.