Valentine’s Day is Here! Its the perfect opportunity to tell a loved one that you think of them and care for them. Valentine’s gifts do not have to be chocolate and roses. How about a gift that says, I care helping you. If your loved one deals with acute or chronic pain, what better way to say I care for you and I love you, than to acknowledge and relieve their pain. Here is a suggested Valentine`s Day gift list to help relieve the pain of your favorite loved ones. All pain is different, so these are just a few general suggestions and may or may not directly apply to your loved one.
Heating Pad
Heating pads comes in all different shapes and sizes. You can get a large heating pad to put on the upper or lower back. You can also get a heating pad designed to help soothe your neck or shoulders. Heating pads are not only warm and comforting on a chilly day, they also have great health benefits. Applying heat to a specific body area helps muscles relax and dilates the blood vessels of the muscles to increase the nutrients and oxygen flow, which helps with healing.
PainCare Outlet’s MediBeads Moist Heat Wraps are microwave activated, washable, reusable, odor-free and will not support bacterial growth. They continuously draw moisture from the air and release it as clean, deep-penetrating moist heat when microwaved. There is no need to ever add water to achieve a deep penetrating moist heat therapy treatment. They come in 3 specialized sizes: Cervical, Standard and Lumbar.
Ice Pack
Is your loved one tired of using a bag of peas when needing to ice a sore area? Check out the Medical Dynamics® Polyurethane Cold Packs sold exclusively at PainCare Outlet. They are durable, soft, pliable, re-freezable and available in a variety of sizes. The colds packs gently distribute soothing cold therapy and stay flexible during usage even when frozen.
TENS Unit
PainCare Outlet’s safe, compact, portable TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) unit from is a simple, drug-free way to manage your pain. The unit works by sending out tiny electrical pulses through a gel electrode pad to your skin. This pulse feels like a pain-free, pleasant vibration. As your body begins to receive the pulses sent out by the unit, it turns off your body’s ability to feel the pain signals as they are being sent to your brain. The correct usage of this unit should decrease or eliminate your pain. These units can be used on many areas on the body. However, they are commonly used to treat back pain. They can also used to treat pain in the joints, hips, shoulders, knees, elbows and muscles.