What is Hot and Cold packs?
Heat and ice are the two most common types of passive, non-invasive, and non-addictive therapies. Heat and cold can be used alternatively and are often used as a prelude to exercise therapy.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Pain | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Pain in knees | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Neck pain | 1 | 1 |
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| Pain in shoulders | 1 | 1 |
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| Inflammation | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hot and Cold packs
| None | 1 |
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Reported Schedules
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Hot and Cold packs
Always |
1 | 33% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
2 | 67% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Hot and Cold packs
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
3 | 100% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Hot and Cold packs
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
1 | 100% |
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