heating pads

[Who <3]

I'm looking for small heating pads/bags to place on traps/neck while client is prone.

I have a new weekly client who fell down a flight of stairs a few months ago and has the hardest, most rigid traps I've ever felt. She wants deep tissue (has had it before with another therapist) but gets very sore and also gets rebound headaches from the deep pressure. I think she needs heat to loosen the tension, but don't have anything that "molds" to the body well.

 

[annmic]

I use hot/cold flexible gel packs. I get them from MassageWarehouse. They retain heat well, you can put them in the microwave, and they are inexpensive and last quite a long time.

Noel

 

[KAL]

How about a fomentek? http://www.fomentek.com/

I've never used them but they came to mind when I read your post. They are full of hot water so they will conform to whatever surface they are placed on.

Angie

 

[dirtt_diver]

Here's a link to another thread that mentions 3 companies that sell microwavable heat packs -- all of which conform to the muscles:

http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4806