Heating Pad-Hot Packs Treatment Report

Category: Equipment

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See also: Hot Water Bottle

What is Heating Pad-Hot Packs?

An example of 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 & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 172 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Chronic pain 110 11 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Back pain 81 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Muscle spasms 50 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Stiffness 30 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Neck pain 23 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 481 patients currently using Heating Pad-Hot Packs

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 7
None
 45

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

Feeling hot 5
Generalized weakness (asthenia) 2
Hot flashes 1
Erythema ab igne 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Heating Pad-Hot Packs. See all 80 dosages ►

  30minutes as needed 20minutes as needed 15minutes as needed 60minutes as needed 1hours as needed 1 hr daily 3 hr daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily
  60 Number of Patients: 60 56 Number of Patients: 56 28 Number of Patients: 28 20 Number of Patients: 20 23 Number of Patients: 23 15 Number of Patients: 15 16 Number of Patients: 16 13 Number of Patients: 13 22 Number of Patients: 22 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: 40%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 20%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 15%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 10%
Expense 1   Expense: 5%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 5%

See all 18 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
 27 48%
Usually
 24 43%
Sometimes
 5 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Heating Pad-Hot Packs

Very
 1 2%
Somewhat
 3 5%
A little
 15 27%
Not at all
 37 66%

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
 26 93%

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11 patient evaluations for Heating Pad-Hot Packs

Purpose: Pain (Started Aug 14, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 20, 2013   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Sep 09, 2012 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Sep 09, 2012
Advice & Tips
I cannot use heat with my pain patches.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Torticollis (Started Nov 06, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 15, 2012 6 hr Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Nov 10, 2012 6 hr Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Back pain (Started Aug 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 08, 2012 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Apr 08, 2012
Advice & Tips
Heat helped with muscle pain greatly. It also served as a "heat blanket" during a particularly cold winter.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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