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2. Hand warmer - Wikipedia

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   The release of heat is triggered by flexing a small metal disk in the hand warmer, which generates nucleation centers that initiate crystallisation. Heat is required to dissolve the salt in its own water of crystallisation and it is this heat that is released when crystallisation is initiated. [9] The latent heat of fusion is about 264–289 kJ ...

3. ThermaCare - Wikipedia

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   ThermaCare is a type of Continuous Low-level Heat-wrap Therapy (CLHT), that activates upon contact with air, providing approximately eight hours of heat directly where the heat-wrap is applied. Thermacare heat-wraps are designed for specific applications, including neck or wrist pain, lower back pain, knee pain, and menstrual cramps.

4. Heat therapy - Wikipedia

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   Heat therapy, also called thermotherapy, is the use of heat in therapy, such as for pain relief and health. It can take the form of a hot cloth, hot water bottle, ultrasound, heating pad, hydrocollator packs, whirlpool baths, cordless FIR heat therapy wraps, and others.

5. The best heating pads for treating sore muscles and cramps - AOL

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   Therapist’s Choice Hydroculator Heat Packs $14.99 at Walmart. This moist heating pad “gets very hot and maintains heat well,” says Miro. To use it, the brand recommends heating the compress ...

6. Why seniors are more vulnerable to heat-related illness - AOL

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   A few of the most common heat-related conditions include increased heart rate and breathing rate, dehydration, heat rash, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, all of which seniors have a ...

7. Heating pad - Wikipedia

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   Heating packs can also be made by filling a container with a material that has a high specific heat capacity, which then gradually releases the heat over time. A hot water bottle is the most familiar example of this type of heating pad. A microwavable heating pad is a heating pad that is warmed by placing it in a microwave oven before use.