Cold Back Wrap

It does not form enough on my back so it does not address the pain area completely.

I have been suffering from epilepsy for the past 3 1/2 years. My seizures are mostly nocturnal. As a result, I wake up with the most excruciating migraines I have ever had in my life. You just can't sleep through that. Nocturnal seizures usually occur as you drift off to sleep or on waking. My seizures were occurring two or three times a week (hard to deal with). When my hip started hurting at night, my sleep was drastically disrupted, and as a result I would wake up half-way into my sleep cycle (3 hours or so) with the same seizures and migraines. Since the hip pain was happening every night, the seizures were happening every night. At one point I got 2-3 hours of sleep almost every night for close to 3 weeks -a few of those nights consisted of 30 minutes. Loss of sleep is a major trigger for seizures, and because of this worsening sleep problem, I began to have more partial seizures (and migraines) during the day. As you can see, I was dealing with a vicious cycle, mostly because of the hip pain. I went to my family doctor, who gave me prednisone which didn't work. he sent me to an orthapedist, who said my problem might be my back. He sent me for an x-ray, and eventually told me there was no problem (what?) All of this cost me plenty of $$$. Since I started using the wrap, my sleep has become more regular and that cycle has been largely broken. Wearing it has become a nightly routine for me, and the pain has begun to subside. Unlike any other ice pack, I can lie on this one as I go to sleep, and it stays colder for a longer period. And there's the wrap itself, which allows the pad to ALMOST touch the skin, but not directly. Any direct contact between a cold pack and the skin can burn the skin. The wrap has a mesh that the pack slides into, which allows a very close contact but not a direct contact. You can buy one of those flat blue bubble ice packs at different stores and they work somewhat, but you certainly can't get the same comfort level as the KB. Those blue ones are essentially a lumpy bag of ice. You can also get one of those expensive bags of gel, but I wouldn't try lying on it -pop! Besides, you can make one of those that is similar yourself -pop!. So those are both a waste of time and money. I've wasted a lot of money on things that don't work. Consider this too -you will not get any customer service from those companies. King Brand has the best customer service of any of those. They actually want you to be satisfied (imagine that). If you hurt your shoulder and you buy from them, they want you to think of them first if you hurt yourself anywhere else in the future. That's the way a company should treat their customers. I'll bet that their customer loyalty is what keeps them engineering the best products out there. I know it seems odd that a cold wrap can help with my condition, but I have tried everything, including some really strong narcotics from my neurologist (I already use that for the migraines), two sleep meds, large doses of steroids and the usual ibuprofen. However, I don't like being a junkie, and I would prefer not to have a hole in my stomach. I wish I would have found this first before I started wrecking my body with more meds than I already have to take.Philip CurtisCharleston, SC

Wife has pain in lower back due to bulged disks. We've tried several similar devices and this is by far the best. It is easy to put on and remove even without any help. Once on it stays in place and flat against the back. They supply 3 cold packs so you can be pretty sure you have a cold one available when you want it. Note that her PT did not want her to exceed 20 minutes of cold time without 20 minutes or so of room temperature time. The cold packs are the semi-flexible type so they are comfortable and easy to insert in the device when they come out of the freezer. It's is more expensive that some of the devices we've seen and tried but I would buy it again in an instant.

free shipping is always a bonus. The pads stay cold for a long time and the wrap doesn't fold up around your belly. Comfortable.

What a terrific product! I am using the cold packs everyday since I strained my back and they are helping a lot. Great service...Thanks!

Easy to use, great cooling effect and lasts longer than 20-25 minutes.

Does not get cold enough to work.