Quiet, efficient, easy to use. Love the ice bags.
After ordering my Breg Polar Care Wave I began to think that maybe it was overkill and I could just get by with ice packs on my knee. I am now two days past my meniscus surgery and I am so glad I decided to get it. It really does work at alleviating the pain and soreness. It provides more than enough cold, and compression, directly to my knee whenever I need it. No having to go to the freezer for ice packs and then trying to apply them to the entire knee. I use frozen water bottles instead of ice. The knee pad gets very cold on the front, sides, and back of my knee and the compression feels great!. For convenience, I added an external switchbot so that I can turn it on, and off, from my iPhone! It's a win/win combination.
I just got this and used it twice, so far, I like it. I've used the game ready system at PT and this seems just as good from a cooling perspective, however, I think the pads need improvements. I only received the one in the standard package and it doesn't go around my knee or back. If they improve the pads, made the bigger (I'm not that large, I'm normal size person), but they have too little surface area. I wish the compression was a bit more, but it's okay, not as good as the GR system. Lastly, it's not very cold. Maybe I need to try regular ice in the unit, the ice bags and cubes they sell don't get the water very cold.
It's a very good unit and worth the price, it works as they say.
It said Standard Shipping usually is 3-5 Business Days and Still haven’t Received My Order For My XL Knee Cooling Pad??
Much improvement over worn out OEM straps on a much used Iceman Clear machine!
The cold circulation of this wrap is excellent! The cold transfer this wrap provides is far better than that of the standard wrap that comes with the unit.
Have only had it for a couple of weeks, but have used it numerous times for mid back pain. It has helped tone down the inflammation. Better than ice packs because it’s easier to adjust the position and more comfortable to wear. The lack of an off/on button is not a problem.
The Breg shoulder pad is fabulous and really helping my husband's shoulder replacement feel as good as one can expect after surgery. Love these products!
The pads become very wet and uncomfortable quickly. Useless
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Works wonderful for consistent icing!
I bought the wrong one, didnt realize they have different connectors.
Way better than I expected. Worked perfectly the first night I used it. You're going to love this item. Great value for the money.
Takes away the pain !!!! So easy to use ! I love it
This product was purchased to help me out with icing my shoulder after rotator cuff surgery. This is the second time I’ve had this surgery but the first time with this machine. The first time I was using the freezer bags of ice and towel and also got ahold of a shoulder ice pack that works a bit better than the bags of ice and towel method. It was a hassle to use the freezer pack method so I was very happy to use something else. If you’re reading this you already know how well reviewed the Breg system is but I will add my review to the many other accolades it’s received.
The good: The hassle of running back and forth to the freezer for ice is over. The worry about freezing my skin with direct contact of ice is over. The short period of icing is over. With this Breg system I load it up with loose ice, water and a frozen water bottle and it lasts longer than I need it to. Often I can forgo the loose ice and just use the water bottom technique.
The bad: you really need to have some additional hands. The hassle is moved to attaching the pad to the shoulder. Not impossible to do by myself but it’s really best if someone can help. Also, the connection of the tubing is prone to water leaking if the connection isn’t fully secured. Just need to double check and with a bad shoulder (arm and hand) it wasn’t easy to do. Again, another person really does help with this.
Bottom line for me is I will be using the Breg for all my icing needs moving forward and purchasing any attachments needed for the area needing to be iced.
99% happy to have purchased it and will be using it in the future.
This was absolutely perfect for my mom’s knee surgery. She keeps it on through the night to reduce the swelling and discomfort. It’s portable so we can move it to different rooms in the house.
No hassle, fast delivery, correct in all respects. The brace seems to be right for me, Thank you all,
Work as expected. Will need more time to see if they last since previous bags which came with the machine began to leak after a couple of months.
I ordered this as a replacement and it worked as expected. The quality of this item is fair and the cost is ridiculous for the quality.
Received the power cord in a timely manner and it works wonderfully.