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What is Heating Pad-Hot Packs?

The heat provided by heat pads or hot packs can relax tight muscles causing tissues to relax. This decreases pain caused by muscle tension or spasms. It also causes vasodilation of blood vessels which increases circulation to the area. Types can include electrical, chemical and water bottles/packs.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 166 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Chronic pain 92 10 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Back pain 74 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Muscle spasms 49 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Stiffness 30 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Neck pain 22 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 447 patients currently using Heating Pad-Hot Packs

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 1
Mild
 6
None
 41

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Heating Pad-Hot Packs

can get hot, 3
Generalized weakness (asthenia) 2
Hot flashes 1
Feeling hot 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Heating Pad-Hot Packs. See all 77 dosages ►

  30minutes as needed 20minutes as needed 15minutes as needed 60minutes as needed 1hours as needed 1 hr daily 2 hr daily 3 hr daily 20 min daily 30 min daily
  56 Number of Patients: 56 52 Number of Patients: 52 24 Number of Patients: 24 19 Number of Patients: 19 22 Number of Patients: 22 14 Number of Patients: 14 12 Number of Patients: 12 14 Number of Patients: 14 18 Number of Patients: 18 29 Number of Patients: 29  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 8   Other: 44%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 17%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 11%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 11%
Expense 1   Expense: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped using Heating Pad-Hot Packs

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Heating Pad-Hot Packs

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Heating Pad-Hot Packs

Always
 24 48%
Usually
 23 46%
Sometimes
 3 6%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Heating Pad-Hot Packs

Very
 1 2%
Somewhat
 3 6%
A little
 14 28%
Not at all
 32 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Heating Pad-Hot Packs

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 1 4%
< $25
 21 91%

Report created on May 26, 2012.