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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.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used	# of patients Efficacy	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	133	12
Chronic pain	58	8
Back pain	50	4
Muscle spasms	32	3
Stiffness	26	4
Other	18	4
Stiffness/Spasticity	17	2
Neck and shoulder pain	14	2
Sore muscles	11	1
Support another treatment	5	0
Cold feet	4	0
general muscle achiness	3	1
General health	3	1
Pain in lower back	2	2
Muscle and joint pain	2	0
Sensation	2	0
Muscle aches	1	1
Body temperature swings hot/cold	1	0
Injection site knots	1	0
Headaches	1	0
deep leg pain	1	0
Seems to help with my upper back pain, usually use it in the evenings	1	0
sickness	1	0
neck & shoulder pain	1	0
Pain in knee with stiffness	1	0
Fibromyalgia	1	1
back pain, headaches, stomach pain,	1	0
muscle & joint pain	1	0
Hip / lower back pain	1	0
Don't know	1	0
Pain in hips	1	0
portable heat packs to put on neck/shoulders before going out in the cold decreases stiffness/pain	1	0

See all 32 reasons taken ▼

See all 329 patients currently using Heating Pad-Hot Packs

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	2	6%
Moderate	0	0%
Mild	4	12%
None	27	82%

Most commonly reported side effects

can get hot,	3	75%	0 2 1
Weakness (general)	2	50%	0 2 0
Hot flashes	1	25%	0 1 0

Mild
Moderate
Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Heating Pad-Hot Packs. See all 70 dosages ►

0other as needed	10 min as needed	10minutes as needed	12hours as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	1 other all the time (24/7)	1 other as needed	1other as needed	20 min all the time (24/7)	20minutes as needed	20 other as needed	24hours as needed	2.5hours as needed	25minutes as needed	2hours as needed	2 other as needed	30 min all the time (24/7)	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	3minutes as needed	45minutes as needed	5minutes as needed	5other as needed	60 min all the time (24/7)	60 min as needed	60minutes as needed	8hours as needed	90minutes as needed	as needed	daily	3 hr weekly	4 hr weekly	30 min monthly	1 hr daily	1 other daily	2 hr daily	2 other daily	15 min weekly	30 min every other week	3 hr daily	3 other daily	4 hr daily	4 min daily	30 min weekly	5 hr daily	5 min daily	6 hr daily	8 hr daily	60 min weekly	9 hr daily	10 hr daily	10 mg daily	10 min daily	10 other daily	12 hr daily	15 hr daily	15 min daily	120 min weekly	20 min daily	30 min daily	45 min daily	60 min daily	90 min daily	100 other daily	120 min daily	180 min daily	500 min daily
1	2	9	1	1	18	15	3	1	1	8	2	39	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	33	2	1	1	1	1	1	14	2	2	9	3	1	1	2	13	2	8	1	1	1	12	1	7	1	5	2	1	4	3	1	2	4	1	4	1	4	1	11	1	13	16	5	6	1	1	3	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Heating Pad-Hot Packs (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	4	33%
Did not seem to work	3	25%
Expense	1	8%
Personal research	1	8%
Doctor's advice	1	8%
Course of treatment ended	1	8%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped using Heating Pad-Hot Packs

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Using Heating Pad-Hot Packs

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	2	5	19	51	96

Stopped Using Heating Pad-Hot Packs

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	16	48%
Usually	16	48%
Sometimes	1	3%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	2	6%
A little	9	27%
Not at all	22	67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	1	3%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	12	36%

Patient Evaluations

See all 33 patient evaluations

itsnotmummy

Sex: F

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Little

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most

Description:F50y

FM:6y Dx

See profile
itsnotmummy

3 hr daily

since Dec 07, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Other
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips love it See full evaluation

WysOne

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: None

Stickman: all

Description:F64y

FM:12y Dx

CFS:?y

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WysOne

4 hr daily

since Dec 08, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Back pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips When I'm relaxing on the couch recliner, I have a heating pad sitting behind my back so when it starts to hurt, I can switch it on to bring some relief. See full evaluation

katpalou

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: none

Walking: mild

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katpalou

10 hr daily

since Dec 13, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Fibromyalgia
Side Effects Severe
Advice/Tips use with caution See full evaluation

See all 33 patient evaluations

Report created on March 12, 2010.

0other as needed	10 min as needed	10minutes as needed	12hours as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	1 other all the time (24/7)	1 other as needed	1other as needed	20 min all the time (24/7)	20minutes as needed	20 other as needed	24hours as needed	2.5hours as needed	25minutes as needed	2hours as needed	2 other as needed	30 min all the time (24/7)	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	3minutes as needed	45minutes as needed	5minutes as needed	5other as needed	60 min all the time (24/7)	60 min as needed	60minutes as needed	8hours as needed	90minutes as needed	as needed	daily	3 hr weekly	4 hr weekly	30 min monthly	1 hr daily	1 other daily	2 hr daily	2 other daily	15 min weekly	30 min every other week	3 hr daily	3 other daily	4 hr daily	4 min daily	30 min weekly	5 hr daily	5 min daily	6 hr daily	8 hr daily	60 min weekly	9 hr daily	10 hr daily	10 mg daily	10 min daily	10 other daily	12 hr daily	15 hr daily	15 min daily	120 min weekly	20 min daily	30 min daily	45 min daily	60 min daily	90 min daily	100 other daily	120 min daily	180 min daily	500 min daily
1	2	9	1	1	18	15	3	1	1	8	2	39	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	33	2	1	1	1	1	1	14	2	2	9	3	1	1	2	13	2	8	1	1	1	12	1	7	1	5	2	1	4	3	1	2	4	1	4	1	4	1	11	1	13	16	5	6	1	1	3	1	1

0other as needed	10 min as needed	10minutes as needed	12hours as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	1 other all the time (24/7)	1 other as needed	1other as needed	20 min all the time (24/7)	20minutes as needed	20 other as needed	24hours as needed	2.5hours as needed	25minutes as needed	2hours as needed	2 other as needed	30 min all the time (24/7)	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	3minutes as needed	45minutes as needed	5minutes as needed	5other as needed	60 min all the time (24/7)	60 min as needed	60minutes as needed	8hours as needed	90minutes as needed	as needed	daily	3 hr weekly	4 hr weekly	30 min monthly	1 hr daily	1 other daily	2 hr daily	2 other daily	15 min weekly	30 min every other week	3 hr daily	3 other daily	4 hr daily	4 min daily	30 min weekly	5 hr daily	5 min daily	6 hr daily	8 hr daily	60 min weekly	9 hr daily	10 hr daily	10 mg daily	10 min daily	10 other daily	12 hr daily	15 hr daily	15 min daily	120 min weekly	20 min daily	30 min daily	45 min daily	60 min daily	90 min daily	100 other daily	120 min daily	180 min daily	500 min daily
1	2	9	1	1	18	15	3	1	1	8	2	39	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	33	2	1	1	1	1	1	14	2	2	9	3	1	1	2	13	2	8	1	1	1	12	1	7	1	5	2	1	4	3	1	2	4	1	4	1	4	1	11	1	13	16	5	6	1	1	3	1	1

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