“This sleeve hot/cold pack is a good idea. It hugs your knee and delivers warmth or cold where you want it. Apparently, though, it stretches with just a few uses. I ordered the size based on the measurement chart provided with the product information. The first time I used it, it fit well and I could walk around without it slipping down. Very quickly, however, it must have stretched because I can no longer walk around without the sleeve slipping down my leg and I've only used it a couple of times. If you plan to order this, you may want to go down a size. I am considering ordering another in size small to see if it will stay put when walking around - even if it does stretch again, as someone with arthritis, I can use it on my elbow or ankle, etc. Still give it 4 stars because it delivers the heat/cold efficiently where it needs to go. Also, I'm not tall so since it's stretched out any way, I now roll the top and bottom of the sleeve so that it just covers my knee and not halfway up my thigh and down my shin.”
“Pros:*it is much cleaner than ice*less wasteful* is almost as cold as ice.*comfortable to put on cold or hot as opposed to ice which almost hurtsCons:* it takes longer to become cold enough.Overall well worth the ~36$ and I did buy a second for my knee. They are helpful and comfortable and make it easy to still move around and do stuff while recovering.”
“Is it a great value for the money? Yes, if you compare it to the pricey Freeze Sleeve; otherwise, It's middle of the road to me. This sleeve is comfortable and very easy to put on but I don't find that it holds cold for very long, at least not as long as I would like. I'm used to ice packs that still hold their cold after 30min of use. This sleeve is more "chilled" than cold 15-20min. Would I buy them again? Yes, and I did but this speaks more to my need for cold therapy on my aging knees than the feeling this product is the greatest item on Amazon. Lastly I find I made the wrong choice listening to a few reviewers who complained the sleeves ran small in size. I ordered a size larger and regret it. Compression is an important instruction in a RICE program (Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation) so a snug fit sleeve is a good thing rather than a sleeve that slides down your leg if you walk from one room to the next. The best feature to this item I mentioned above which is ease of application. To the manufacturer I suggest running test to measure how long the sleeves hold cold and try to improve on those numbers.”
“This is a good product. Two things I have against iti thought I was getting two when they said it was for "both" elbows and knees., second, it has a shock value in wearing it soon after taking out of the freezer, but gets to room temp within five min. I find it convenient and for my knee size a bit tighter would have been great.”
