Manage Pain With Infrared Heating Pads

Suffering from back pain or, indeed, any other kind of muscular discomfort can be frustrating at best and debilitating at worst. It can affect anyone at any time and it is an injury that tends to reoccur with a certain amount of regularity. As an effective therapy method and to gain temporary pain relief the use of an infrared heating pad can be a necessity.

As well as using it for treating back pain you can use infrared heating pads to treat golfers and tennis elbow, tendonitis in the rotator cuff and even as a pain relief for a sprain. Those who suffer chronic pain such as arthritis sufferers or bursitis or fibromyalgia will also find a heating pad an effective way to gain relief.

When the body absorbs infrared thermal energy the tissue of the body is heated gently allowing an increase in the blood flow that reaches the treated area. When heat is applied to a part of your body, the natural reaction of the body is to supply that area with more blood. The increase in blood flow around the injured area effectively speeds up the healing process.

Muscle pain and soft tissue injury often comes from the restriction of circulation in the affected area resulting in pain signals being sent to the brain. Applying heat will dilate the blood vessels around the painful area. More blood to the area means more oxygen and nutrients being sent to supply the damaged area with a better chance of healing quickly.

Because infrared heat pads are small and portable they can be easily carried and used wherever you go. If you are going on a long driving trip you can apply a heating pad to your tired back as you drive. It may be used while you work if you are sitting at a desk in your office or you can use it while watching television in the evening. The fact that it can be used in so many circumstances means that the heating pad therapy can be performed many times during the day which will also help the healing process to be achieved more quickly.

This is advertised as the original infrared heating pad and they are available in a range of different sizes depending on the part of the body you want to treat. The Thermotex Platinum Heating Pad measures 17” x 15” and it has been constructed to give you maximum comfort and relief. This flexible heating pad has adjustable straps so that it can be used just about anywhere on the body. It is fitted with 3 infrared inserts that are 3” x 8”.

For those who suffer from tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow or any injury involving the hand or the arm there is the Thermotex Elbow/Hand heating pad. This heating pad is shaped to give good coverage over the arm and it is fitted with 2 infrared inserts measuring 3” x 8”.

The Thermotex Knee/Thigh heating pad is designed specifically for use on knee joints. The pad can be adjusted so that it fits the knee, the calf or the thigh making it the perfect treatment for any part of the leg.

An infrared heating pad that is not quite as flexible as the Platinum heating Pad is the Thermotex Gold Heating Pad. This is a larger heating pad at 15” x 16” and is designed for providing relief for the back. This heating pad is designed to be laid flat on the back because the infrared elements are not flexible enough to be bent. The flexibility factor makes this a product that you would only use for certain parts of the body because you would want the heating elements to be in contact with the body. This makes the Platinum Thermotex Heating Pad a more ideal solution for the most part.

The type of infrared therapy that is often used when talking about Therasage heating pads is far-infrared waves. The point being that far-infrared is deep penetrating thermal energy, able to penetrate 2 to 3 inches into the muscular tissue.

The features of the Therasage Infrared Heating Pads include the same sort of deep penetrating heat available in other heating pads as well as negative ions and jade. The pads are flexible so they can be contoured to fit the curves of the body giving you the ability to treat the exact area of discomfort.

The reason why negative ions are an advertised benefit of the Therasage Infrared heating pads is that they are said to create an overall sense of wellbeing. They are a naturally occurring phenomenon that is caused by molecules breaking apart due to sunlight radiation.

You can buy a Therasage Infrared Heating Pad that is 12” x 18” in size. The heating pad is equipped with chips of jade and when the jade is heated it emits the infrared heat that you are looking for to get a better healing experience. For a slightly larger heating pad you can buy the same type of pad that measures 21” x 30”.

A larger Infrared Heating Pad by Therasage is the heating bed pad that measures 25” x 70” which happens to fit a professional massage bed. Lying on one of these soothing bed pads provides a total thermal therapy experience.

Whether you are trying to recover from an injury or are desperate to get some relief from a chronic condition, an infrared heating pad should provide you with the relief you need. They can be used as often as you feel you need it.