GelEase Large Reusable Hot and Cold Compress, Lightweight and Flexible Strap for Back, Shoulder and Stomach, Therapeutic pain Relief for Muscle, Sciatic and Menstrual Pain, Pack of 2, 32.5cm x 22.5cm

These such lifesavers when it comes to my migranes. I just pop it in the freezer for a few minutes and get instant relief. The same thing applies to my backpain, I put it in the microwave for a few seconds and done. It comes with a belt to make your life easier. Honestly so happy these were invented.

Very easy to use and instant relief for my stomach cramps, great that they can be used hot and cold, an item that should always be available in the cupboard

Super value for price as the belt with hot and cold patches is massive , worth it ! Great for low back , shoulder pain , either way for my wrist because of too much staying on laptop

After suffering with lower back pain for some time, I thought it would be good to give this a go along side inflammatory medical pain control.You get the main fabric backstrap, that has a compartment on the inner side for you to place one of the two gel packs in to receive either hot or cold topical pain relief.You put a gel pack either in the microwave to heat it up. The instructions say not to overheat as it will affect the gel pack. However, the 20 seconds it says to heat for in my microwave power rating, is nowhere nearly enough, as the pack was still stone cold. I ended up warming up for approximately 2 minutes in all, which then was providing sufficient heat to perform well. Alternatively, you can place one of the packs in the freezer for roughly 1 hour to be cold enough to act as a freeze/ice pack.I was a little sceptical on whether this would work, as I wasn't sure how deep the heat or cold would penetrate to get to the source of pain. However, whilst it doesn't completely eradicate my lower back pain, it does alleviate a lot of the symptoms and if using medical pain relief in conjunction, it provide good results. I do think that it also depends on how acute the pain you are experiencing is, but it does help provide some soothing to ease things up.Overall, the heat application worked better for me, but I think that this is going to be very much depending on the type of pain and user preference. The instructions say to use it either hot or cold for no more than 20 mins at a time. You can then remove, and reapply again after a short period of rest, so not to get any burns/skin damage etc.All in all, it is not the best solution but equally is not the worst thing I have used in my time. For me it works best either in the evening when you're relaxing or a point in the day when you have time to sit and let the backstrap work.I would recommend on the basis that it does help provide relief and on the basis that it it compliments rather than solves pain issues. Good value and price and the belt is comfortable to wear and adjustable to fit a large proportion of different body-frame sizes.

A comfortable padded wearable hot or cold gel pack with velcro straps.I do like the idea that you get two gel packs, so one can be in the freezer when you are using the other.A minor cavil is that the straps are a little too short for some - if you have a big tummy and want to use this for your lower back it might be not for you. However, overall a well considered product at a good price.

This heat/cold belt is very generously sized, very effective and comfortable when worn, and the gel packs heat quickly and cool quickly too. I really like the look of the product, - most of which seem to be a very bland, boring black - this however stands out in the right way. Very nice!

This has saved my bacon the last few weeks. I had bad sciatica and being able to wear a heat back and still move about is just wonderful.The funny thing is the heating instructions. It says 10 sec but honestly on second look it says that is how long it takes to heat it to room temp. That instruction is fairly useless. It doesn't hold heat for a really long time but as you get two pads you can either use one for cold and one heat or be heating a spare to change over.It is comfortable to wear. The holder is a kind of neoprene.I highly recommend this to anyone who has an injury or needs heat and cold therapy regularly..

Really good quality, heats up well and comes really well packed. Perfect for pains and aches anywhere in the body