heat wraps

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The heat is too hot for me since I'm hot natured. I have used an ice pack many times. I also have a tens unit but it is more trouble than it is worth. Joan

Have you tried any of the stick on 'heat' patches that you can get in the over the counter meds at wal mart? Since I often have problems with the glue they use on stick on patches , I got the cheapest brand I could get to try. I used some of these a couple of months ago when I threw my back out really bad again. You can wear some of these for at least 8 hours. Be sure and read and follow directions as there are some things you can't do with them. But it did mellow out the pain a bit and gave me a little more flexibility for work.I work for a vending company and it was so bad for a couple of weeks that I was moving a case of pop from the back of my truck to the two wheel dolly a six pack at a time. I just couldn't lift half a case at a time. Doing the dolly was fine. I took off work the first day and did half day the second and the other three days did the bulk of my route then asked someone else to finish the last stop or reload my truck. Lucky for me is that my boss finally wound up with back problems last year , so now he is a little more understanding when it pops up for someone else. We work for a very small company and don't have enough people for anyone to be gone long. I have found ways to adapt when I need to and still do the major portion of my job when I have flair ups.Debbie and Ian McKinley (BMD since 93)no litters Kansas http://home.hit.net/~dimck/http://www.flickr.com/photos/dimck23/ (200 carting photo)