Heat as therapy

[Kelly-paino]

After years of trying to find heat packs that are large enough to cover my widespread areas of myofacial buttock pain, my fiance came home the other day with a mini electric blanket. It's just the right size to lay under my bottom n has different heat settings for different pain intensity. Amazing xxx Can be used on the sofa so it's a bonus for me xxx

[Rosepetal60]

Thanx for posting, sounds good. Please can we have details

[ireallymeanthis]

Well done for acquiring the right heat pack for you. I use therflex elastic gel packs because you can heat them up as high as you like in the microwave. 

There are drawbacks;

- the heat dies down gradually so you have to keep reheating

- reheating gradually over-stretches the pack and I have to keep buying a new one every few weeks.

- I can only use them if I lie on my side with the pack resting pressed between my lower back/ buttocks and some carefully arranged pillows/ cushions.

I have tried a couple of these electric heat packs but they wouldn't get hot enough for me. 

So I would love to know the make of one that lets the user decide what is a safe heating level.

[Desperateforrelief]

Does this mini heating blanket go all around the body? I live with a heating pad. And I often have 2 one for the front and one for the back. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[Desperateforrelief in reply to Desperateforrelief]

PS is it available in the United States?

[Kelly-paino in reply to Desperateforrelief]

If you have Boots stores in the US that's where I got mine from x