ACE Brand Cold/Hot Compress Back Wrap, Blue, 1/Pack

Works great Worth the price Will last a long time

I have bad knees and need replacements. As I wait and prepare for surgery I need to keep cold packs handy. I was keeping gel packs in the freezer, covering with a dish towel, wrapping them in place with a regular ace. Sometimes I only need it on one knee, sometimes both. I bought two of these new compress wraps and am very happy with them for the same use. Much faster, easier. There is an open pocket in one end of the wrap where you insert the provided gel pack. I find it awkward to insert after I've frozen the pack so I just leave it in the pocket and freeze the whole wrap- I don't roll it up like a normal ace bandage, I just fold it over a few times to a manageable length. At the other end is a stip of hook Velcro which fastens the wrap in place. It pulls pretty hard on the wrap and I don't always use it, preferring to fold the end at an angle, forming a point that I tuck under the rolled wrap. I put these wraps in my insulated lunch bag every morning where they also keep my lunch cold until I get to work. I do transfer them to the small freezer at work (and put my food in the frig) but I have forgotten on occasion and they stayed cold in my bag too. I especially appreciate not fumbling with putting a cold wrap together in the middle of the night; I can grab these in my (interrupted) sleep, set my timer so I don't get frostbite, and get relief any time I need it. Everyone finds their own best relief; cold is mine and these wraps also make it the easiest.

This wrap is perfect. It comes with an ice pack that fits perfectly in the pouch and a long enough wrap that stretches and will fit around virtually any body part. Plus it has Velcro at the end of it to firmly keep it in place. I can’t believe it took me so long to find this and that not more are made like this. Icing an injury is the most common advice given by doctors so I would think every home should have this as part of their first aid.

I purchased 3 cold packs for lower back and they all work OK, they all got cold enough, they all stayed cold for 20 minutes (what my doctor recommends).However, overall the best one for me was Lower Back Gel Beads Hot & Cold Therapy Wrap Compress Pack + Fabric Cover - Reusable gel beads provides both ice / heat pain relief and rehab treatments. Great for sports injuries, chronic pain + more. It fits well, even for a 40"+ waist. The belt is a simple elastic with velcro that is very easy to use. The belt is a bit long but you can cut it to get rid of some of the extra bulk if you like. I was a little concerned with the belt attaching directly to the gel bead pack, but after a few months it's holding up fine. I like the cloth cover, it makes it comfortable even directly on skin.The second product is ACE Compress Back Wrap, Cold/Hot. This a good product as well, and if my waist was just a couple inches smaller (38" or less) I would probably give it 5 stars. I really like the belt material, and the velcro is easy to use except for the fact that it's a couple inches too small for me. If Ace would offer an extension for the belt (just a 6" length of the belt fabric with velcro on one end) it would be great without making it too bulky for people with a smaller waist. The pouch for the standard cold pack is bit of a nuisance, they should close one end and make the opening a bit smaller on the other end so the pack doesn't slip out so easily.The third product is TheraPearl Back Wrap, Reusable Hot Cold Therapy Pack. I really wanted to like this one, it's got the biggest cold pack of the three and seems like a simple, easy to use belt. However, it has one serious drawback: the buckle. This just a bad design. It is clumsy to put on and take off yourself. The buckle tends to twist while you are wearing it and can make it a real pain to remove. If the buckle side just had a longer piece of the belt material so I could ignore the buckle and velcro to the belt on that side, it would be a much better product.

I have one that I have had for years! Has lost most of it's elasticity but still works. Been looking for this forever. Wraps around most parts of the body. Family members always want to borrow it. Going to order everyone in family one for extra Xmas gift. The Knitted bandage is like an ace bandage, stretches, has Velcro that sticks to any part of bandage. Hand wash, air dry. I have not found that the insert falls out. There is a flap secured by Velcro that holds insert. However, if you stretch the whole bandage I can see where the Velcro may come undone. I have always placed the compress over the swollen or aching area and then held in place while pulling the rest of the bandage around the body, head, arm, leg or foot. The Whole Bandage is Approx L 33" x W 6" the pouch part is Approx. L 10" x W 5 1/2" It stretches to about double it's size, so Approx. 66". The jell insert is approx. 10" x 4 1/2" and is replaceable.

This works great for 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off just throw the ice pack in the freezer in between and it's ready to go for another use. Easy to put on as well.

Very good quality. They fit really well on my lower back and hip.