Sciatica: Can a Heating Pad Help?
Heat eases the muscle spasm that comes with sciatica, but does nothing to the nerve itself. Where to place the pad, why numbness changes the rules, and the red flags that need A&E.
Tension Headache: Heat on the Neck and Shoulders
Many tension headaches start in the neck and shoulders. How to use heat there, heat vs cold for headache types, and the headache symptoms that mean A&E.
Stomach Ache: When a Warm Pad Helps and When It’s Dangerous
Heat on a crampy stomach feels good, but it can also mask appendicitis. When a warm pad is reasonable, when it’s dangerous, and the tummy pain that needs A&E.
A Heat Pad for Parents Who Always Feel Cold
Why older people feel the cold more, which symptoms mean a doctor’s visit, and how to set up a heat pad safely for a parent who is the group most at risk of burns.
Moist Heat vs Dry Heat: Does It Matter?
Moist heat transfers slightly faster, but the difference is small. What it means at home, why moist heat burns quicker, and the safe way to add moisture to an electric pad.
Heating Pad for Lower Back Pain: How to Use It Properly
A physio’s guide to using a heating pad for lower back pain: the best positions, when to use it, the exercises to do while you’re warm, and when back pain needs checking.
Heating Pad for Back Pain: When It Helps and When It Won’t
Heat eases most everyday back pain, but not sciatica, fractures or pain coming from your organs. A physio explains which back pain a heating pad suits and the warning signs to know.
Lower Back Pain on the Left Side: Common Causes and When to Worry
Pain on the left side of your lower back is usually a muscle or joint, but your kidney, bowel or ovary can feel the same. How to tell the difference, and when to see a doctor.
Upper Back Pain From Desk Work
That ache between your shoulders by 4pm? A physio explains why desk work causes upper back pain, how to use heat for it, four movements for your break, and the desk changes that help most.
Heating Pad for Neck Pain and Stiffness
How to use a heating pad for a stiff, aching neck: where to place it, how long, three movements to do after, and the neck symptoms that need a doctor instead.