THERA°PEARL Ankle/Wrist Wrap, Reusable Hot Cold Therapy Pack with Gel Beads, Best Ice Pack for Wrist and Ankle Sprain, Flexible Hot and Cold Compress for Pain Relief, Sports Injuries, and Swelling, Blue (14073)

As anyone with a strain, sprain, tear, what have you, will attest, these things feel AMAZING!No joke, they feel great. As to the complaints about the loss of cold after five minutes, they obviously didn't use a clock. I left an ice pack in the freezer for about an hour, then put the pack on my wrist at 8:18, then, I decided, instead of timing 20 minutes out and basing my opinion on that. I decided to check the time when I felt like the pack was no longer cold. Now that is subjective, but let's be honest, no one with even sixth grade science level knowledge about heat transfer, would expect an ice pack to be the same temperature 20 at room temp from straight out of the freezer....let alone in contact with something 98.6 degrees for 20 minutes. That's just plain dumb..... Your body heat alone immediately starts to raise the temp, obviously right?So ok, 8:18, I waited until it didn't feel cold, it felt cool, just no longer cold. The time, 8:39.That, to me, is 20 minutes of cold.Newsflash to the people complaining about it not staying "ice" cold, any longer than 20 minutes.Any longer than 20 minutes and you run the very real risk of frostbite...Google it, 20 minutes is perfect.I couldn't be happier with these ice packs, I even bought two so I could leave both in the freezer and rotate them not right after the other, but so I would always have one I knew would be ice cold so I could wear one, then an hour or two later, put a fresh one on, like that...Totally worth it imo.Also, I read a review that said the ice pack and elastic band were separate making it difficult to apply. Not the case in my experience. Both ice packs had the elastic band actually sewn on to one end.Fit for me was perfect. With a fabric ruler, my wrist measures 7 1/2 inches, but you can use a piece of paper, wrap it around your wrist, mark where it meets with a pen, than measure with a ruler if you don't have a fabric ruler. Or print one out, ahh google....Anyway, so far so good, no leaking beads, my wrist feels better than a sack full of awesome.

This wrist wrap has been great for me so far. It would be nice if it had a thumb hole so that it was easier to wrap around your wrist, but that is only a very minor issue as it is not at all difficult to wrap. 30 seconds in the microwave provides a good 15-25 minutes of heat. I have not tried freezing it yet. I like the way the soft beads feel and how the wrap supports my wrist so much that I have considered wearing it to bed for support. Yeah, it's not going to stay cold as long as an ice bag, but that should be expected.One word of caution would be to carefully remove the Velcro when finished instead of yanking at it or you may pull on your wrist in a way that causes discomfort.UPDATE: I am considering removing a star from this wrap because it can be somewhat annoying to wrap around your wrist. I had thought maybe I would figure it out and start to put it on the right way every time, but there is a 50-50 shot you will put it on the wrong way. This wouldn't matter if they PUT VELCRO ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STRAP and/or had a thumb hole!

Much smaller than I thought they would be. Not sure how you're supposed to attach the strap to the loose end. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Provides intense cold for a few minutes, then it sort of mellows out after that. It only provides a very mild cold after ten minutes, but since the skin is already super chilled, by keeping it on a full 20 minutes, it provides a full therapeutic session. My skin is still cold to the touch when I take it off after 20 minutes so I know it worked the full amount. The beads provide some flexibility, so that even when frozen, you can wrap it around the limb that needs therapy. It stays in place nicely, even when moving around, thanks to the wide Velcro strap. That's what makes it super convenient.....you can give yourself therapy and still do other things. I have been using it twice a day, about 3 days a week. As long as the strap stays attached over the longer run, I'll be very happy with the purchase.

I had a bad break on my wrist almost 4 years ago and am still in chronic pain. While this wrist wrap will not heal my chronic pain, it is a very much appreciated relief. I have only used it hot and am still trying out the varying microwave heating times. I have a powerful microwave and the directions suggest 20 seconds. That didn't retain the heat long enough for my liking, so I am gradually increasing it by seconds. 30 seconds was way too hot because of the power of my microwave. Heat applied to my wrist is very soothing and this gadget makes it easy to get the job done. I like it much better than the wax paraffin I had used for a long time. This is more targeted relief and much simpler to use. The price is very attractive, too.

When I first got this, I was very happy with it. It didn't get any rough treatment at all and was kept in a plastic bag in the freezer. Now, a little less than 4 months after getting it, beads are starting to come out when I wrap it around my ankle, even though I'm perfectly still in bed the entire time. What a piece of junk. It's true, as others have said, that the pack doesn't stay cold very long, but anything over 15 to 20 minutes isn't therapeutic anyway, so I was okay with that.This product was a big disappointment. I don't recommend it. I'm interested now to look at verified purchases that are recent. Perhaps the manufacturing changed location, or something like that, and they've gone downhill.UPDATE May 12: Despite having the old one only last 4 months, I bought another one. THE STRAP IS A COUPLE INCHES SHORTER than the one I got previously, thus rendering it completely unusable for my needs. I ordered by reordering what Amazon said I had previously ordered. What a piece of junk. DO NOT BUY THIS.