Oversize

This cold pack stays flexible so it can be formed to fit around a leg, or arm, and is big enough to use for your back.....I blew out my knee a year ago and my therapist used this cold pack on my knee, I used one of those little ones u get in the drug store and it just didnt do the job. So my G/F purchased one of these online and it was exactly what I needed. I can wrap it around my knee with ease, and the sheer weight of it keeps it in contact with the affected area. It came in extremely handy after I had my first knee surgery also. Just a few weeks I ago visited my mom and dad, and found out my father hurt his back and was in some severe pain. So my girlfriend and I drove home after dinner with my parents, grabbed the cool pack out of our freezer and gave it to my dad. The size of the pack worked perfect for his back, and he improved much faster than he thought he would. Of course I told them to keep it, and I had another one. Of course I didnt have 2 of these so I immediately ordered one from amazon that same night. It showed up 1 day before I was scheduled for another knee surgery. As before this thing has made recovery much better. I will be starting physical therapy again this week, and it is very reassuring to know I have this cold pack on hand! Granted it is the "oversize" model but when its in your freezer, and laid out straight (do not make sharp bends in it) it really makes a small footprint. As for a cover, I use a pillow case (the size is perfect) and so do the therapists...........In a pinch I can use a clean dish towel. Remember to check with your doctor/therapist for proper use, most suggest 20-30 minutes at a time in order to not damage any nerves. Another use I have found for it is to chill guacamole! No joke, we have an avocado farm near us and we get perfect cados! But no matter where u get em they are not cold, and I dont like warm guacamole. I heard that refrigerating may increase the browning of them though. So, I take a large plastic bowl and put it in the freezer along with my cold pack and turn up the freezer for 10 minutes....While this is going on I cut and skin the cados. When that is done I take out my cold pack, set it flat on the counter (sometimes prop 1 side up against the bowl too) and make my guacamole.....The good stuff comes out perfect! Green, tasty, cold, and no browning! Yes I add a bit of lemon to keep it from browning longer too, but with the cold pack and the cold bowl I dont have to cover and refrigerate the guac for a little while if I want seconds for my taquitos and such. Give it a try! This way even when u are not injured, you can make your cold pack pay for itself! I would highly recommend this product!

It was recommended by physical therapy department. Stays cold and forms to your knee. Great product.

This is the way to ice. BIG and gets the job done. My PT recommended this. I do fold it in half ( store in zip lock bag ) because of freezer space.

Love this size, great quality, very flexible. I have even gifted this to friends.

I found out that I have two vertebrae that are pinching my nerves. The pain is quite bad so I needed a way to numb the pain. Literally numb it because of the ice cold. This ice pack saves the day. It’s big enough that I can lie on it and cover my spine, my lower back and my glutes. However, it’s really heavy and takes up a lot of room in the freezer because you are not to bend it. It works beautifully!

Pretty good cold pack that can be reused. I personally use it for aches and pains to help ice down and it seems to last a good 20-25 minutes before loosing the cooling effect from the freezer. I will say that it takes a while to refreeze and get cold again so it's probably best to have 2 if you need to ice multiple areas. It's a bit on the pricey end and you can definitely get away with just using ice and a freezer bag but this makes it a lot more convenient.

I bought this before my knee replacement because it was on the list of things I should have ready for me after surgery. It is very large and was good for covering the whole area that needed to be iced. It gets very cold, and stays cold for a long time, so be sure to put a barrier between it and your skin. I used a terry towel because of that I used this for two surgeries and it is still in perfect condition.

Excellent!!! I cannot stress enough how important cold therapy really is for pain. It truly does help so very much and this is not just your run of the mill cheaply made plastic ice pack. It is made well with a thick flexible polyurethane outer layer and full squishy inner substance. I was recently at my physical therapy appointment and close to the end of it, I was hurting pretty badly and asked for an ice pack, expecting the cheap plastic disposable thing, but no, to my most pleasant surprise, they put this on my shoulder and I was simply blown away by the quality of this thing, so I took it out of the towel it was wrapped in and started looking for product information on it and asked my physical therapist where can I get one of these, i love it, I need it... Well I found it, this is it. Anyone in any kind of pain truly needs this, from an injury to tight muscles to a headache, to cramps, to a backache, this particular ice pack is absolutely amazing, so very well made with a thicker soft, yet durable, comfortable and flexible, rubber type outer layer. I'm ordering another in the larger size also. I honestly don't leave reviews often, but this absolutely warrants one.. so I hope you get one. You will be so happy you did.