Have purchased over 6 of these throughout the past 15 years. They don't last forever, but if you are patient and they last for hundreds and hundreds of uses. However, get two, Here is why, I learned from experience that you should only reheat them once per use at 1/2 the time, as they rely on moisture content to retain heat. After the moisture is gone, you will burn them very easily... Read more

I have tried many brands and types over the years and keep returning to this one brand and style. I’ve tried thinner variations and they are a waste of energy in heating them up. I start each day with moist heat on my lower back and hips. I have also used for shoulder pain.I often start the night with it under hip, to help ease pain before sleeping. I have fibromyalgia and also bursitis of hip. So chronic inflammation and stiffness.I cut off the straps, but that’s my preference. If you over heat it after a while it starts to smell like burnt oatmeal. I do 1.5 minutes in microwave, start with one minute first. Read more

I have chronic back pain and use the original Bed Buddy. I've been using it over 10 years and never had any problems. Inside both Buddy's is some sort of rice or barley or other. When heated it doesn't smell great to some people, but I don't think it stinks. I'll be honest I kind of like it, it's soothing to my senses. Maybe because I associate that smell to the warm, back pain relief.So until recently decided that I wanted one that I can use while being mobile and having my hands free. Seeing this bed buddy, I thought, how convenient and easy. Because until I found this one, I would use my original Buddy strapped to my back using my back brace, but in order for me to put it on, I had to lay my brace on the bed, lay the buddy on top of that, then lay on top of both, and then strap it to myself.While this Buddy looks pretty self explanatory, there are no instructions on how to fasten the strap, no FAQs to answer any questions. There are, however, warming and cleaning instructions on the tag attached to the Buddy.They had an amazing idea with this product but did not execute it well.You have a back sized (17"x7.5") Bed Buddy, one side has an elasticized strap (26" long unstretched and 2" wide) and the other side has a sort of D-Ring. The belt is supposed to fasten "hook and loop style" like Velcro. On the end of the belt there is a 2"x2" Velcro hook piece. Well my first thought was to pass the belt through the D-Ring, pull and fold back over then press the Velcro to the belt, however it doesn't stick to the belt. So I have to pull it tighter to get it to fasten to the blue Buddy, it fit but since it was a little tight, I thought that couldn't be right because I'm kind of on the thin side and I thought there was no way this is one size fits all since a larger person would likely suffocate. So instead of folding over, I tried just pulling the belt through the D-ring, then straight across my back, and pressing onto the Buddy. It was wonky and didn't feel right. The strap side of the Buddy felt securely pressed on my back but the D-ring side was loose and when I move around (getting up and down from my chair, or walking around) it would slide along the ring and I'd have to pull and tug at the ring to get the Buddy back in place. I've attached pics showing the 2 different ways to fasten so you have an idea what I mean.I'm going to keep it since I do like how this Buddy is larger and has great back coverage. I will probably sew a Velcro loop patch on the belt so I can fasten it the "fold over way" since that felt most secure and I felt the heat evenly across my back.Too bad they didn't just make that way in the first place... Read more

My wife recently started feeling a bit of pain in her upper right shoulder area. So, we bought this shoulder wrap heat pad for her.Pros:1. It's filled with rice and not gel. So, in my opinion it's a little safer in case any mishap happens as compared to gel which can burn your body.2. The surface is made of cloth and not some plastic material, so I think that makes it safer as well.3. The surface area is pretty good and covers the entire shoulder.Cons:1. It does not look that good and the stitching is not neat and it clearly visible.2. There is a weird smell when we heat it up. (Not sure if that's because it's new)Overall, it is able to hold the heat for atleast 10 mins and my wife says it definitely reduces the pain and provides relief. So I would say it's a good shoulder wrap heat pad to own. Read more

I set off a world of pain across my lower back by just coughing one morning. I had plenty of ice packs and was strapping them on with ace bandages but my Chiro wanted me to switch off intermittently to moist heat and suggested this product. It works great and I love that I can strap it on for some mobility since even walking or twitching wrong was painful and with ice or heat it was much more tolerable. If I stand too long my middle back gets sore so I bought a 2nd one so I could stack one above the other. I had seen reviews that said it didn't get hot enough but I found when I put it on it was hotter than it felt in my hands. The worst of the pain lasted over a month so I got plenty of use out of them. Read more

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