- ThermaCare
ThermaCare® is the brand name of a disposable
heating pad made byProcter & Gamble . A type of Continuous Low-level Heatwrap Therapy (CLHT), ThermaCare heatwraps activate upon contact with the air, providing approximately eight hours of heat directly where the heatwrap is applied. Thermacare heatwraps are available for specific applications, including neck or wrist pain, low back pain, knee pain and menstrual cramps cite web
url = http://www.thermacare.com/products.jsp
title = ThermaCare HeatWraps--Our Products
accessdate=2008-07-13.Continuous Low-level Heatwrap Therapy (CLHT) has been shown to provide better results than cold therapy in the early treatment and prevention of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)--muscle soreness that occurs within 1 to 2 days of physical exertion.
In a
low back pain study conducted at the U.S. Spine & Sport Foundation in San Diego,California in 2006, participants treated with Continuous Low-level Heatwrap Therapy (CLHT) prior to exercise reported less intense pain and less trouble moving after 24 hours than the control group. Study participants treated with the heatwraps also showed greater (138%) pain relief than those who received standard cold pack treatment, according to the study's research director, John Mayer, Ph.D. The study concluded that heatwraps were effective in the early treatment and prevention of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)--soreness that occurs within one to two days of physical exertion.Cite journal
last1 = Mayer | first1 = John M.
author1-link = John M. Mayer
last2 = Mooney | first2 = Vert
author2-link = Vert Mooney
last3 = Matheson | first3 = Leonard N.
author3-link = Leonard N. Matheson
title = Continuous Low-Level Heat Wrap Therapy for the Prevention and Early Phase Treatment of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness of the Low Back: A Randomized Controlled Trial
journal = Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
volume = 87
issue = 10
pages = 1310-1317
publisher = U.S. Spine & Sport Foundation
location = San Diego, CA
date =
year = 2006
url = http://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(06)00845-8/pdf
issn =Thermacare heatwraps have been studied in 13 randomized controlled clinical trials for muscle pain relief efficacy.Fact|date=July 2008
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Continuous Low-level Heatwrap Therapy (CLHT)
*Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)References
External links
* [http://www.thermacare.com/ Official website]
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