Wheat Packs?
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Physiotherapist has suggested I try them on my painful joints.Does anyone know the best place to obtain them? Please.Home and Bargain usually have them(around £2.99)....and i think Ossy Mills have them, but a bit dearer.
I don't understand how the wheat factor is relevant to pain relief.
My reasoning is that it is no different than using a hot water bottle.
If you want serious pain relief without pills I suggest a liquid rubbed in the skin.
http://www.northstarnutritionals.com/p/Soothanol_X2.html
My reasoning is that it is no different than using a hot water bottle.
If you want serious pain relief without pills I suggest a liquid rubbed in the skin.
http://www.northstarnutritionals.com/p/Soothanol_X2.html
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wheatbags are safer than a hot water bottle and actually keeps the heat longer .. i have 2 of them .. plus they normally have lavender in them ....
i think theyre better than a hot water bottle .. plus easier to heat up .. stick them in the microwave for a minute or two ..
i get mine from a shop in haslingden .. theyre cheaper ..
and the occupational therapist said they were better for my mum rather than a hot water bottle .. though mum was traditional .. and wouldnt use them!!!
i think theyre better than a hot water bottle .. plus easier to heat up .. stick them in the microwave for a minute or two ..
i get mine from a shop in haslingden .. theyre cheaper ..
and the occupational therapist said they were better for my mum rather than a hot water bottle .. though mum was traditional .. and wouldnt use them!!!
I've been using one for months now Beni the one I'm using now cost 19 quid but it covers my back, shoulders and neck and it does work in conjunction with DF118s
Mine will have to work in conjunction wit JS 440's.
I can see now why wheat - its just a better heat retention medium.
For several years I took distalgesics at often the maximum dose every day.
When they were withdrawn from NHS prescriptions, I was issued with that paracetemol codeine combo Solpadol, and became addicted. I decided to find a healthier way to relieve pain.
I last used them when I had dental abcesses about 2 years ago.
Now I don't even take a straight paracetamol and painful days are now fairly rare.
I think this pain reduction is due to detoxing.
My osteoarthritis(neck, shoulders, knees and feet) hasn't been cured. I still get pain some days but Soothanol X2 gives instant relief, without the risk of damage to my liver.
For several years I took distalgesics at often the maximum dose every day.
When they were withdrawn from NHS prescriptions, I was issued with that paracetemol codeine combo Solpadol, and became addicted. I decided to find a healthier way to relieve pain.
I last used them when I had dental abcesses about 2 years ago.
Now I don't even take a straight paracetamol and painful days are now fairly rare.
I think this pain reduction is due to detoxing.
My osteoarthritis(neck, shoulders, knees and feet) hasn't been cured. I still get pain some days but Soothanol X2 gives instant relief, without the risk of damage to my liver.
Anne got ours from Home & Bargain i was a bit sceptical about them until i did my back in and believe me peter they really work,just pop them in the microwave for a min or two.
they are much better than a hot water bottle as you can wrap them right round the area where they are needed
they are much better than a hot water bottle as you can wrap them right round the area where they are needed
Don't try wrapping it round your head mick, when you have a hang over
Is a wheat pack standard NHS type medicine or is it the homoeopathic untested suck it and see, no quality control on the ingredients type medicine?
I've heard, though I haven't yet googled wiki for the truth that such things as lavender are added by some disreputable dealers to make them more addictive!
I've heard, though I haven't yet googled wiki for the truth that such things as lavender are added by some disreputable dealers to make them more addictive!
Home & Bargain have them at the same price as well. I got a couple for Rhonda the other day after reading this thread.
I laughed when the instructions say you can microwave them, heat them in and electric oven but not a gas oven.
Got mine from B & M under 2 squid wouldn't be without mine 
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I like mine too. I use mine on my neck sometimes......put it already warmed into the leg of an old pair of tights and tie it(loosely) around my neck to keep it in place.
and they are safer than hottie bottles, they disperse the heat more slowly too.
and they are safer than hottie bottles, they disperse the heat more slowly too.
So several people here recommend wheat packs.
I cannot use one because I do not have (and do not want) a microwave oven, and my standard oven is gas.
Many years ago I did have a gel filled neck pack which required heating in a microwave - it did work (to lesser extent) for pain relief, than the Soothanol X2 I use now, but it exploded in the microwave ..... a slimy blue mess.
I got rid of my microwave 10 years ago.
I cannot use one because I do not have (and do not want) a microwave oven, and my standard oven is gas.
Many years ago I did have a gel filled neck pack which required heating in a microwave - it did work (to lesser extent) for pain relief, than the Soothanol X2 I use now, but it exploded in the microwave ..... a slimy blue mess.
I got rid of my microwave 10 years ago.
I caused a heat pack teddy bear to burst in the microwave as well.
This might sound daft but do you think it would be safe to put a wheat pack in a roasting tin - the old enamel type with a lid - in a gas oven?
I think the only reason they say not to use gas oven is incase the flame touches the material part of the pack.
Maybe - but I don't intend to try that.
It could be that the small amount of moisture that a gas flame produces will be absorbed by the wheat and it would go mouldy.