Hot & Cold Therapy
Hot & Cold Therapy will provide relief from conditions ranging from arthritis to a sore lower back. It will help your patients get back to their favourite activities in no time, and enjoying their normal activities. This is so whether these activities include a spell of weekend gardening or a game of basketball with friends. Your patients will also be able to enjoy a good night’s sleep with less disturbance from pain.
You will notice that the selection of hot & cold therapy products can be divided into two categories. It comprises both heat therapy and cold therapy products. Cold therapy products are best used in the immediate aftermath of an acute injury such as a muscle strain or ligament tear. They will cause the blood vessels to contract, thus reducing circulation and, with it, the pain and discomfort of the injury.
Our heat therapy products work by promoting blood circulation and facilitating muscle relaxation. In addition to improved blood circulation, they will promote the removal of lactic acid from injured or sore areas. This will help to reduce pain and discomfort.
In addition to traditional heat therapy products, you will find that our selection of hot & cold therapy products includes moist heat therapy products. These products provide all the benefits of traditional heat therapy and some more besides. For example, moist heat penetrates deeper into your tissues. It provides greater pain relief that lasts for longer.
Finally, the hot & cold therapy section also includes accessories that enhance the effectiveness of hot & cold compresses. These include shrink wrapping to hold the compress against your skin so that you do not have to do this yourself.
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Chilling Units & Freezers2 Products
Chilling Units & Freezers allow you to store large numbers of cold packs in your clinic to meet the needs of your patients. As your practice grows, the advantages of having a ready store of cold packs, maintained at appropriate temperatures and ready to deploy at a moment's notice, may become increasingly apparent. Some of the factors you will need to consider in choosing among the available options include:- How important is it to be able to easily move the unit from place to place at your practice? Mobile chilling units are significantly more expensive than stationary ones. If your practice is located in a large building or if you have several different departments that will be sharing the unit on a daily basis, the additional investment for a mobile unit may be worthwhile. Otherwise, it will make sense to settle for the more economically priced stationary models.
- How many patients do you see at your practice for whom cold therapy is an appropriate treatment option? Different chilling units & freezers have different capacities and you need to ensure that the capacity of the one you choose is suited to the size and nature of your practice.
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Cold Therapy Machine1 Product
A cold therapy machine or unit applies dual cold and compression therapies to reduce pain and help the patient quickly regain range of motion. Cold compression therapy uses a combination of cryotherapy (or cold therapy) and static compression. This combination helps reduce pain and treat inflammation after the patient has suffered an acute injury. They are also effective for treatment after undergoing a surgical procedure. The cold therapy from the machine lowers the temperature of the injured tissues. This reduces the metabolic rate of the tissue and increases its chances of survival. The compression of the cold therapy machine also plays a vital role in pain reduction and healing. By increasing external pressure on injured tissues, the cold therapy unit helps to reduce edema and swelling. The compression limits tissue fluid loss, which then reduces the risk of subsequent fluid accumulation and swelling. The addition of compression to ice therapy further reduces tissue temperatures due to greater skin contact. Hence the cold therapy machine helps tissues cool faster. The increase in tissue density as a result of the compression also helps reduce tissue temperature. This is because the increased density also increases the thermal conductivity of the tissue. Furthermore, tissue temperatures remain cool for a longer period after the end of the cold therapy machine treatment. The therapy from a cold therapy unit can be used to not only reduce pain and bruising but also to reduce muscle spasms. These machines are now in widespread use by professional athletic trainers and physical therapists to treat soft tissue injuries of all types. -
Heating Units2 Products
Heating Units offer a convenient way for a clinic or other healthcare facility to keep a large supply of hot packs available and ready to use at short notice. A key advantage of the better units is their use of a thermostat to precisely manage the temperature of their hot packs, thus ensuring that they will not only be always ready for use, but will also be at the ideal temperature. They usually come with insulation that further ensures a constant and predictable temperature of the hot packs stored in them. You can install Heating Units at your clinic without needing to worry about the expense of any additional plumbing to fill or remove water from them. In addition, some of the units are mobile by design and your staff can easily wheel them from place to place within the clinic without using special equipment. In choosing a unit, you should carefully consider how much you expect your clinic to grow over its expected lifetime. Each unit has a different capacity and you will need to ensure that your choice will be capable of meeting your needs without the need for premature replacement. -
Hot & Cold Accessories2 Products
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Hot & Cold Compresses5 Products
Hot & Cold Compresses are a convenient tool for treating both acute and chronic injuries. Sprains, strains, contusions and other injuries experienced at home or on the playing field can be effectively treated by cold packs activated in just a few minutes. They are simple to use and you can employ them just as effectively at home as can your therapist at the clinic or on the court. You can also easily treat chronic injuries at home using a hot pack that you have left in the microwave for a minute or two. You can take Hot & Cold Compresses along with you on business or vacation trips to help manage ongoing injuries. It's also useful to keep a few of them at home to deal with insect stings or bites, falls or the other accidents that will inevitably take place. Compresses that can serve a dual purpose (functioning as both hot and cold treatments) offer additional versatility in managing various types of conditions. -
Moist Heat Packs5 Products
Moist Heat Packs allow you to utilize the benefits of most heat therapy at home, the clinic or the sports field. Compared to dry heat, most heat provides deeper penetration of heat and greater pain relief. Besides heat packs, other commonly used sources of moist heat include hot water bottles, hot baths or tubs, saunas and steamed towels. Other benefits of moist heat include the fact that it does not dehydrate the skin and in fact actually increases tissue elasticity. This is of particular importance to aging patients or those with dry or sensitive skin. Some moist heat packs, particularly the ones for home use, are for use anywhere you need pain relief. However, most of the ones for professional use come in a shape and size that is optimal for a particular area of the body such as the neck or back. When choosing among these options, you should carefully consider the types of injuries you most frequently encounter at your practice in order to ensure that your investment will be of greatest benefit to your patients. -
Paraffin Baths1 Product
Paraffin Baths are soothing treatments involving the submersion of the feet in a warm mixture of paraffin (a petroleum based wax) and mineral oil. They are treatments for conditions ranging from arthritis pain to fibromyalgia and have the advantages of being fast acting and drug free. They act by increasing blood flow, relaxing muscles and reducing joint stiffness. Paraffin baths are a versatile form of therapy that you can use in spas, clinics or in the home. The baths are available with several optional features. You can choose to leave some models permanently powered on (so that you can use them at any time with no requirement for a warm up period). In addition, some models come with variable temperature settings. These can be shared by individuals with different temperature preferences. However, these features all come with a cost. As a result, you will need to perform a cost benefit analysis to determine if they would be a worthwhile investment for you.
