THERMIPAQ HOT/Cold PAD 9.5X16 1 Each

This heat pack is great! Last a long time and it’s soft. No issues so far after couple of months of using for heat only. Can take the abuse from a 4 year old.

This hot/cold pack is a great product. We use it only for cold use. As soon as you take it out of the freezer it molds quickly to the part of your body you place it on. The cold on the pad lasts for good amount of time. We both use this pad so we bought two of them.

This product has been a blessing for me to obtain, especially the larger size. Due to a hip injury two years ago I developed chronic bursitis of the hips-specifically the diagnosis from the orthopedist was trochanteric bursa of the hips-and have experienced excruciating pain as a result of the injury. I use the heated pad, wrapped in a towel, in the seat of my car when I drive my daughter to school. This allows me to keep the heated pad exactly where it needs to be in order to give me pain relief in the specific area of the bursitis. I try to use it 2 or 3 times a day and the pad provides pain relief and I am able to stand and walk without almost crying whenever I try to move around. I highly recommend using this product because it can provide much needed pain relief and is very easy to use.

We use the 9x16 inch pads mainly in winter, heating them on high for about 100 to 115 seconds in the microwave. They retain heat extremely well (their main benefit) and thus provide heat for back muscle soreness and sometimes just as a lap warmer on very cold nights. My main complaint is their longevity is rather brief at perhaps two years each. The plastic container that holds the clay and its emollient stiffens, cracks. splits, and in general becomes inflexible. Thus I buy two (one for each of us) every two years or less. Almost worth it but I would like to see a longer life for winter use. Given we know what happens, my suggestion is to be gentle when smoothing out the bumps in the clay so as to not crack the plastic housing. If it does crack along the seams, then the liberal use glass packaging tape to seal the break in the seam can help. Even if the clay becomes drier and less malleable, you can still heat it and it will become more flexible and useable. What you should not do is try to shape the older inflexible pads when they are cold, thus rupturing the side seals. If these guys come up with a better plastic housing for the clay, then they have a terrific produce because this larger pad can stay hot/warm easily for twenty to twenty-five minutes.

I love this. I have the smaller one, and upgraded to the larger one since it covers most of my back. I really love it. It stays warm for a long time, and is great for non-drug pain relief. I'd recommend it to anyone.

Used this brand with clay for 2 decades & given many, many as gifts. People who try them love them.

On the 1st day I received the product, I gave a review : "Good product and cheaper than local stores". Now after I used it for a couple of time, I would not recommend this product. It does not matter I put it in a microwave or freezer, I can feel a grease stuff on the surface of the bag. It smells like motor oil (used to mix with clay?). Obviously, the plastic film used to make the package does not have an adequate barrier property and the fluid (oil) leach out especially when the bag getting hot in a microwave. It could be a safety or health issue. I stop to use it.

This pack covers my knee very well, top to bottom, and it wraps around the back as well. The velcro straps that come with it are too loose to secure it (I assume they are for wrapping a shoulder or back) and they are too small to wrap around my knee twice. I use an ace bandage to secure the pack. Using this larger pack has helped reduce the swelling in my knee tremendously--much better than the smaller packs that are often designated for knee use.