NatraCure Advanced Hot or Cold Therapy Shoulder Ice Pack Wrap, Shoulder Brace for Shoulder Pain Relief - (Heating Pad for Rotator Cuff Injuries, Surgery, Gym Injuries, Baseball, Pitching) - 16032

I purchased this when I scheduled rotator cuff surgery. I thought I would use it immediately after surgery but ended up using the ice pack alone for as long as my arm was in a sling. That worked great - the ice pack is formed and sized to fit around a shoulder and it stays in place as long as I'm sitting still. Later on - when I was no longer in a sling and had better mobility with my arm - I used the entire system to hold the ice pack on. The pump system works well to press the ice against the shoulder. It's probably more elaborate than necessary and I find that it really isn't necessary to flip the switch between on/off. The air stays in until you hold the release and press it out.

Working holding my shoulder in place.

works fine - wish it were smaller for a small framed woman.

If you have undergone a shoulder surgery, this is a must have.

This is a review and how to for real people in real pain. This item is unnecessarily cumbersome. The instructions for use will cause most injured people more pain just putting it on. The picture and actual fit on a normal or smaller person are vastly different. Now- that ice pack. It’s worth the price of the item. However, I’m still trying to find just an ice pack shaped like this. It is perfectly shaped to cover the shoulder (all sides) and the muscles leading to the neck. It gets very cold but is pliable. Due to the fit inside of the item and the compression, the ice pack stays in place giving a great numbing to painful areas. Use a face cloth or towel between your skin and the ice pack. Hints for use if you hurt yourself using the company’s instructions:1. Do not fasten the red and blue tabs to the item. This allows you to place the item over your painful shoulder without tugging or hurting your shoulder. The other strap that goes around your body holds it in place. (Wide chest or large breasts- the fit of the strap won’t look like the picture)2. Once the item is comfortable then either have someone hold it in place or lean back on a chair once you have the strap that comes around your body in hand. Tighten so that the item doesn’t move.3. It is best to be aware of good posture or you shoulder will roll forward.4. Once the item with ice pack are in place, hold the front gently in place if adjusting your position or sitting back on a chair. Using compression can move the item out of place if you don’t.5. Removal: the ice pack is so cold that it melts. This can cause a bit of condensation. Wipe the pack and the item with a dry cloth after use.Or just send it back and keep looking!

This brace is absolutely amazing. I have tried and returned several because they offered no support. This brace has excellent support and the pump up part makes it just that much better. Some of the braces I've seen say that it's for heat and cold therapy but they don't come with the gel pack. This one did and the gel pack completely covers my shoulder, front, back, top, and side. I highly recommend this shoulder brace.

The outer shell even when maximally loosened is too tight to lay down over the shoulder completely. Using the compression bulb doesn't help. This means that the cold/hot pack doesn't conform to the shoulder and back contours, so there are air gaps between the pack and the body surface. I get better results by using the cold/hot pack WITHOUT the outer shell. That way, the cold/hot pack lays down nicely against the shoulder and back, and can be secured in place using the strap. The compression shell does not fit right, and is USELESS.

Great product, good quality