Cold/Hot Therapy

Treat injuries safely and effectively with our range of quality ice and heat packs. Keeping a instant ice pack or a heat pack in the first aid box is crucial and will be useful in treating many ...musculoskeletal injuries such as sprains and strains as well as overuse injuries.

Applying an ice pack to an acute injury will help to minimise swelling, as well as reduce pain, muscle spasms and bleeding into the tissues. In contrast, heat treatments such as a heat packs are used for chronic conditions whereby heat is required to help relax and loosen tissues to encourage blood flow to the affected area.

When resorting to hot and cold therapy to manage injuries, it is important that you use first aid supplies from reputable brands. Hot and cold therapy treatments can cause further damage by burning the skin tissue when using cheap ice packs or applying them incorrectly. For all treatments, we recommend reading the product instructions before applying.   Read more