Cold therapy should not be used for patients with:
Raynaud's disease
Poor peripheral circulation
Diabetes
Decreased skin sensitivity
Hypersensitivity to cold
Heat therapy should not be used for patients with:
Acute injury or inflammation
Recent or potential hemorrhage
Thrombophlebitis malignancy
Warnings
Limit brace compression to avoid restricting circulation.
Cold therapy
Extreme care must be taken when using any cryotherapy product. Any cold product may cause frostbite if improperly used.
Children and those who are incapacitated should be supervised in their use of cold gel packs.
Heat therapy
Heat therapy may cause serious burns. Do not use over sensitive skin or in the presence of poor circulation. Persons with diabetes should be especially careful with heat.
Children and those who are incapacitated should be supervised in their use of hot gel packs.
Precautions
Patients with poor sensation or mentation
Very young or very old patients
Hypertension
Cold therapy
Over superficial branch of a nerve
Hypertension
Over an open wound
Heat therapy
Pregnancy
Areas with poor circulation or poor thermal regulation
Edema
Cardiac insufficiency
Metal
Adverse Reactions
Cold therapy
Tissue death
Frostbite
Nerve damage
Unwanted vasodilation
Heat therapy
Burns
Bleeding
Fainting
CAUTION: Applicable federal, state, and/or local regulations may restrict this device to sale by or on the order of a practitioner licensed by the law of the State in which he/she practices to use or order the use of the device.