Injuries Reusable Physical Compress Swelling Reviews Summary

Temperature and Flexibility

Pros:

• "Love this ice pack!! Stays cold for a good amount of time and is a moldable gel."
• "These pads freeze fast and last a long time."
• "Also these stay fairly flexible after freezing which is great."
• "The ice pack itself is fairly flexible, even when frozen, so it molds to my arm well, and the fabric pouch is comfortable."
• "They freeze up quick and last for at least a couple hours."
• "The gel held cold, which was distributed well."
• "The ice from the freezer lasts a very long time."

Cons:

• "Does NOT get very cold and very thin."
• "This does not stay cold long. The ice pack is very thin."
• "However, it doesn't seem to get as cold as similar products that I have."
• "It is NOT flexible when frozen, it is hard as a rock and will not drape AT ALL."
• "When it is cold from the freezer it is very very stiff."
• "This is not made with gel. Does not conform to knee at all, very hard."
• "After about 10 minutes, this one is up to room temperature."

Design and Convenience

Pros:

• "The Velcro straps make it easy to keep the ice pack where it does the most good."
• "It’s a great product. Otherwise It covers a large area and is both great warm or cold."
• "It fit securely around the leg and across the waist area."
• "Loved the price of these gel ice packs, they are as sturdy as the expensive one's I previously paid for."
• "They're bigger than the ice packs the hospital sent home with me, and I like that they fold easily to contour to your body."
• "I love that it covers a large area, like your back."
• "This product works great, cold or hot it molds to the part of your body that needs attention!"

Cons:

• "Leg straps are a little suspect, I do like that the product does ice the overall knee. It’s also a little messy but it does the job."
• "The straps are worthless."
• "It also didn’t come with the Velcro straps to secure it to your hip or limbs."
• "Trying to use velcro straps can be challenging but I still like it."
• "Mine came with one wide elastic velcro band so I can wrap it around my knee or leg and keep it in place."
• "Super bummed out because the photo made it look like it would wrap the knee 360, but it does not."
• "The problem is that it is not made of a material that you can place directly on your skin when frozen."

Durability and Quality

Pros:

• "This gel/ice pack is one of the best I have found. The coating over the gel bag is very durable and definitely sturdier then others I have picked."
• "Packs were large and well constructed."
• "Nice large gel packs, 2 in a pack. Came with heavy zipper plastic pouch for storage. Good quality."
• "These ice packs are of a far sturdier construction and looked like they would last a long time."
• "Excellent ice packs! I had a Total Knee Replacement and instead of purchasing an ice machine I got 2 of these to rotate put while recovering."
• "This product gets very cold and stays cold."
• "Purchased for hip replacement surgery. Nice large surface area."

Cons:

• "the first few months it worked great. But then a seam cracked and the liquid leaked out."
• "I returned it for a refund. I bought the hip one. Velcro straps poorly constructed."
• "Others start oozing gel out in a day or two."
• "The gel isn’t even distributed throughout the ice pad so there’s parches that are completely empty."
• "I sent this to my sister to help with total knee replacement surgical pain. We'll have to keep looking as this one sweats and drips water constantly."
• "This is a great ice pack for the hip, except do not expect it to last longer than 6 weeks."
• "It looks as though the package had been opened and resealed."