Far Infrared Heating Pad Review

April 7, 2009 by Mico
Filed under Heat Treatments, Pain Relief Treatments

One of the ways that people are able to feel some relief from pain is through the application of heat into the affected area. Heat packs are able to do this and many people attest to the fact that the application of heat from such items is truly helpful in giving them pain relief.

The problem with is that heat from heat packs are usually just able to give pain relief for a few days. They do not necessarily fix the problem. All the heat pack does is that it lessens the inflammation but not necessarily treat the source or the reason for it. This is why the pain and stiffness would usually come back after a few hours or days.

Treatment with heat is about to change with the Far Infrared Heating Pad. The Far Infrared Heating pad uses a revolutionary technology that gives you permanent pain relief and restores your mobility by treating the source of your body’s aches.

As the name implies, the Far Infrared Heating Pad uses new infrared technology to provide you with the healing touch that your body needs. As compared with other heating methods, utilizing infrared allows the heat to reach to penetrate the skin to a depth of around 3 inches, this is in contrast to the few millimeters that other heating pads can do. Because it reaches deep in to your body, it is able to quickly target your pain and help in the process of your natural healing.

So let’s see the advantages and disadvantages of the Far Infrared Heating Pad.

What I like about the product:

Quick and long lasting effect:

As compared with other heating pads, the Far Infrared heating pad is definitely better when it comes to heat treatments. This is because more traditional heat therapy methods would usually wear off as soon as you take the heat out. The traditional means would also tend to work slowly, and would need some time before you start feeling the pain relief.

On the other hand, the Far Infrared Heating Pad is able to give you that quick and long lasting effect. Aside from helping your body speed up its natural healing processes, the pad gives you immediate and long lasting relief. Even if you turn off the pad already, you would still be able the soothing heat that the Far Infrared Heating Pad give you.

What they could Improve on:

Heat levels:If you had been quite used to utilizing traditional heating pads, then you may be surprised at the seemingly lack of heat that the Far Infrared heating pad has. This is because for safety reasons, the pad is set to operate at a relatively low 40-45ºC (104-113ºF), instead of the 55ºC (131ºF) that people are used to.

As mentioned, this is done for safety reasons. The lesser temperature means a lower risk of skin blisters, burns or dehydration but it could really have some mental feeling of lack of relief for other users.

Recommendation:

The Far infrared Heating Pad is a great tool for anyone looking for a better alternative to heat treatments. It would be able to provide you with the quick and long lasting relief that you would not be able to find In other heating pads in the market.