Comfytemp Ice Pack for Back Pain Relief, 2Pcs, Sciatica Ease Brace Reusable

I was a little skeptical at first. But I took a chance. This item is awesome!! Its comfortable, so easy to use, has two ice pads included, which stay at a good temperature. And most importantly, you can use it on just about anywhere on your body! Im 4 weeks post op from total knee replacement which also caused my sciatica nerve to become inflamed. This is the best!! It takes care of everything at once!! Highly recommend!!!

This is another 4.4 for me. The Comfytemp Ice Packs dd the trick for my back AND abdominal pain. Each of the two cool gel packs is 12" wide and 7 1/4" tall. They appear durable and they are flexible. The Strap has a mesh pocket that is secured with hook and loop closure and the outside is soft and also fastens with hook and loop (am I allowed to say velcro?). I LIKE this and will recommend it because it will fit various sized people. the waist strap wrapped WAY around my 26" waist. It slipped when I was walking. I could not get it tight enough to stay in place. I also did not care for the mesh pattern or feel against my bruised skin. It didn't bother my unbruised and less sensitive back at all. I tried flipping it so the mesh was on the outside and not against my sensitive skin, but I didn't feel the cold as much. These DON'T get extra cold so you won't damage your skin with a freeze burn. I appreciate the fact the plastic on the gel packs is thick and the gel inside seems to be a good thick but pliable viscosity. The seams (well, edges) appear well-sealed (I'm pretty harsh when I hurt) and they don't have sharp points. I appreciate the smoothness. I'm not proud to have lots of experience with ice packs through the years. These take less than a half hour to get cold, and, like most, gave me 15-20 minutes of cooling pain relief. Usually the recommendation for injuries is 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off. These serve the purpose and I can do front and back at the same time if I am lying down, or I can rotate one on me and the other in the freezer. This set of 2 gel packs with the strap was $19.99. They are absolutely worth that price! They came quickly (YAY!) in a neat little blue box.

This is a wonderful, versitile product with one major flaw that prevents me from recommending it. On the positive side, it has two interchangeable packs, either of which can be used hot ot cold. It has helped me recover from a herniated lumbar disc. The problem, as noted by at least one other user in this forum, is that the velcro attachment intended to hold it in place around the waist is worthless. It does not stay attacheed. I have to rely on the waistband of my pants and/or belt to hold it up. This could so easily be fixed I fail to undertand why the manufacturer has not done so, even if they have to rasie the price. If it stayed securely attached it would be worth a slighly hgiher price and I would give it 5 stars.

The Velcro isn’t of the best quality, but I found that if you just squeeze the ends together hard when you put it on, it does work better. That was my only issue with it. I had back surgery (L5-S1) recently and ice has been very needed and this is the perfect avenue to get it where I need. It fits pretty well under my clothes at work too! I got 3 different ones of these for variety, extras, and so I would have some at work, and they’re all pretty great. I would have to say this one is the most functional as it just stays where it needs to be and nothing more. But I do wish the ice packs were bigger on this one. But it’s not much of an issue. I also got the one that’s the large ice pack with the velcro straps attached to it directly. I love it, but unless it’s under clothes that hold it down, the top and bottom kind of roll out or get moved when I sit in my office chair. The last one I got which I want to love the most but can’t quite is the large one with the brace. The reason I can’t love it the most is when you pull it tight with the brace, the lack of good velcro on the ends make it easy for it to come apart, especially when sitting down and standing up frequently for work. Also, the corners of the velcro for the brace part are SHARP and have sliced open my palm, the back of my hand, and my arms. They 100% need to be under thicker clothing or else they’re dangerous. That being said, I do use that one the most at work because it keeps the ice pack exactly where I need it all of the time. Take what you will from this, but there’s no comparison to trying to make an ice pack stay on you any other way when you’re trying to move around. The ice packs themselves are amazing too. If you use them by themselves when you’re laying down, they’re perfect.

I received the ice wrap this week. My wife couldn’t wear it because of the intense chemical smell. She just hand washed it and put it outside to dry. Hopefully, this will make the smell diminish and belt wearable. The ice pack stays cold for about twenty minutes, and it feels only moderately cold. We will see how it holds up over time.