Polar Active Ice 3 0 Cold Therapy Ice Machine System with Programmable Timer Knee and Joint Compression Pad

We have used this at least a couple dozen evenings post shoulder surgery. We fill it with 11 or 12 frozen sparkling ice bottles, then a gallon and a third or so of water (leave 10-15 percent air in your bottles before freezing). We did not need to have on hand more bottles to change out because the 11 bottles stay cold for hours, easily lasting 4 or 5 on/off cycles, maybe more. The nice touches are: the suitcase-style telescoping handle to wheel it around, the quiet operation, the simple and effective duty cycle and flow-rate control. I worried initially about the hose connections leaking, but they are stout and have never leaked at all. I put some silicone grease on the o-rings just for extra presumed longevity, but nothing told me to do that and it probably is not needed. The therapy pads I worried about as well, but they do not leak either, in our experience. We did find some condensation might be present after a few cycles at the end of the evening. We bought the shoulder and arm therapy pad to use with this (as well as the shoulder-focused pad), and we found that the shoulder and arm therapy pad works a tad more effectively for the surgery (rotator cuff repair and bicep tenodesis) we were addressing because it was the bicep that hurt more than the top of shoulder, and the shoulder and arm pad can very effectively address both. We found that putting a washcloth between the pad and the clothed shoulder was a good way to avoid getting areas too cold that one isn't trying to address. We found that with the shoulder and arm therapy pad, flow rate 2 (out of max 4) was generally adequate. This is a good bargain -- it's a tad expensive, but we found no unexpected difficulties, no kinks, bugs, etc -- apparently any such have long been worked out by the company. I just bought the small lower back pad and the foot/bootie pad, so we're sold as far as those sorts of things go. This was proven to reduce pain levels considerably, especially good in the first week, and further to lessen the amount of pain meds to take. Read more

The media could not be loaded. Fantastic Electronic cooling blanket Ice retention is good it stays in his cooler Very well for pain relief I’m currently suffering from a broken arm and shoulder It is very comfortable. It’s soft one side is very cold. One side is more of an indoor material. The other side is very cold. I did not know to properly review this item on day one a piece of the top cooler broke off of the top part Other than that, this saved my life. I never got around for a return or try to refund it for another one because I was in so much pain and I still currently am I have shingles so this helps with the soreness Genius idea, 10 out of 10 stars Great for pain relief The weight is what you want to put into it besides some tubes in a mat All of the Velcro is coming in handy And it also has extensions. I just took a picture of the extension for my arm. And the hose splitter worked amazing and even makes it longer to use every day Read more

This is my second cold therapy machine. This is what you want! Easy to move due to wheels and expanding handle. Works either way frozen water bottles-just take the labels off of the water bottles first so you do not block the filter. Add water to clearly defined fill level and you are ready for your cryotherapy. The best advantage to this model is you can set the temp, the time on, & the time to stop. After a joint replacement all these things are very difficult without this exceptionally well designed machine. Read more

This ice therapy machine is an absolute must have for post surgical healing. After having fully torn two of my rotator cuff tendons, partial bicep, tear, and labor and tear I needed surgery. This ice therapy machine was a game changer for my recovery. I started using it on day two post op, and could tell her right away it was worth its weight in gold! Everybody knows how important ice therapy is to proper healing to keep inflammation down, but having a way to do it automatically is awesome. Love how it can be set for as many minutes on and then as many minutes off as you like, or it can run continuously For over 900 minutes. Learned several tips and tricks along the way. Including using frozen 1 gallon plastic milk containers filled with water to reduce the amount of ice changes during the day. The machine is whisper quiet does not leak is very easy to assemble and get going right away! Read more