How do members experience Heating Pad-Hot Packs?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Pain 280 33
Back pain 154 31
Muscle spasms 59 23
Neck pain 49 5
Pain in lower back 34 12

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Feeling hot/overheating 7
Generalized weakness (asthenia) 2
Abnormal body thermoregulation 1
Abscess 1
Burn 1
Erythema ab igne 1

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 3
Moderate 3
Mild 13
None 96

Member evaluations

whatacall

evaluated on Sep 09, 2013

  • Perceived effectiveness for tendinitis: Moderate
  • Side effects: None

BumbleBee

evaluated on Jul 01, 2011

  • Perceived effectiveness for pain: Moderate
  • Side effects: None

sunnyday

evaluated on May 20, 2013

  • Perceived effectiveness for pain: Moderate
  • Side effects: Mild