Arctic Flex Wrist Ice Pack - Refreezable Gel Compression Support - Flexible Hot/Cold Brace For Injuries, Rheumatoid, Tendinitis, Swelling and Carpal Tunnel - Reusable for Pain and Muscle Therapy

I don't usually leave a review, but the amount of conflicting reviews I saw on this (which had me concerned before purchase) had made me feel the need to leave a review.I have chronic tendonitis in my wrist and find that this a great quality for its price point, and does its job. It provides pain relief when used and maintains to be hot/cold for the suggested amount of time. It's straight forward to use, although there are instructions that you NEED to read before using it, which is probably where there are some downfalls in other reviews.You are only to use this for a max of 20 minutes, which is literally the recommend medical time for this sort of things if you're required a cold or hot compress. Beyond that time, there's a chance you can cause damage to yourself. If you're going to complain about it getting room temp, it's probably because it's beyond the recommended 20 minutes.Cold: I'd recommend leaving the pack in the freezer for just under an hour, although it's a bit of trail and error, as every freezer is different. You should be able to move the gel around with relative ease, despite being frozen. Use the cold function for initial injury, or it's after your joint is over worked.Hot: The instructions suggest 5-second intervals, but I do mine in 10-second intervals. Again this depends on your microwave, keep checking and between each interval. Make sure to lay this on something, such as a kitchen towel (as recommended in the instructions), as I imagine the hot glass plate of a microwave will do some damage to the pack. Use the heat function before you work your wrist or after the initial inflammation has been reduced.I have relatively small hands (for reference, my wrist has a 16cm circumference/5.5cm diameter) and it is a bit of an awkward fit, but I don't know what people expect, it's not meant to fit like a glove. I can still use a computer mouse and phone if needed with it on, not sure what else you'd need to use it for when you're meant to be resting an injury.Finally, it's only meant to help with inflammation, ease the pain - not exactly the one trick cure!TLDR - It's a good wrist strap, it's comfortable and works, although please read the instructions!

The first time I put it on my wrist it just felt heavenly as the pain eased. It doesn't take very long to get cool and lasts easily 15 - 20 mins which is the most you should have it on for at a time. Can't recommend highly enough.

Comfortable to wear and does the job. The gel pack doesn't stay cold too long but easy enough to refreeze.

Really relieved the pain , but 15-20 minutes is plenty as the instructions read

I would NOT recommend this for small to medium hands. When the gel insert was frozen, it was stiff, hard to bend and was impossible to wrap around my wrist. The neoprene outside was soft but whats the point if the insert won't let it sit against the skin?

I use this on my wrist and also my elbow for tennis elbow. Good quality and comfortable

Very well made, does the job. Can recommend it.

I suffer with tendonitis, so I really needed a wrist ice pack to soothe the aches and pains. Whilst this does the job, the wrist pack heats to room temperature very quickly, so by the time it’s soothed, it’s almost time to put it back into the freezer, which stops a longer use of the product.