Do You Have Chronic Pain? Here’s How I Use Heat Therapy To Help Mine

Written By Danielle Fusaro
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Thanks to Sunbeam for sponsoring this post!

Many of us deal with acute pain and injuries throughout our lifetime, but not everyone is dealt the burden of dealing with chronic pain. Prolonged pain can significantly interfere with life and force you to make changes in order to accommodate it.

Chronic pain:

  • Lasts for six months or longer

  • Lingers even after the original injury has healed 

  • Causes changes in nerve signals

  • Can occur in any part of the body

There’s no one answer to treating chronic pain. The goal is symptom management and it often takes a combination of therapies and interventions in order to lessen the pain. My pain management plan consists of medication, lifestyle interventions, and modalities such as heat therapy.

 
A young white woman is standing in her kitchen making rice. She has brown curly hair and she’s wearing a red sweater with jeans. There’s a heating pad wrapped around her lower back.
 

What is heat therapy?

Heat is a natural, drug-free form of pain relief that increases blood flow to accelerate tissue healing, relax sore muscles and relieve pain associated with muscle tension and stress.


Benefits of Heat Therapy:

  • Heat is a natural, drug-free form of pain relief 

  • Heat therapy can help with areas of the body such as: general muscle pain, back, neck and shoulder, joint or cramps and menstrual pain

  • Daily heat therapy may be used proactively to help manage chronic pain levels* (*for a minimum of 20 minutes) 

I have chronic back pain due to spinal problems. My recovery program from my most recent neurosurgery includes walking every day. Even though I’m months out from surgery, I still struggle with a lot of pain, especially in the cold. This is why I love Sunbeam’s GoHeat™ Cordless Heating Pad. I Rethink Relief by wearing the heating pad during my walks outside to reduce the pain in my back.

 
A young white woman is standing on the sidewalk. She has brown curly hair and she’s wearing a white shirt with black jeans and black doc martens. Her feet are shoulder width apart and her upper body is twisted towards the camera with her left arm up…
 

I love the GoHeat™ Cordless Heating Pad because it provides targeted, high-level heat therapy to the back, arms, legs, and shoulders—whether you're at home or on the go. Just slip the battery unit/heating pad controller into the pad's side pocket, adjust the strap to fit, and enjoy portable, soothing pain relief!

The GoHeat™ Cordless Heating Pad:

  • Provides hotter and faster heat that you can feel in just 30 seconds vs. leading single use, heated pain relief solution

  • Is machine washable pad for easy care

  • Flexible pad stays in place with removable, adjustable strap that fits up to 55 inches around for hands-free use

  • Has a long-lasting, rechargeable lithium-ion battery for up to 4 hours of heat on a single charge on Low setting

  • Features 2-hour auto-off for peace of mind

  • Is HSA/FSA certified

 
A young white woman is walking away from the camera down the sidewalk. She has brown curly hair and she’s wearing a white shirt with black jeans and black doc martens. There’s a blazer thrown over her left shoulder. There’s a heating pad wrapped aro…
 

The GoHeat™ Cordless Heating Pad has become an essential part of my pain management routine. I now can’t imagine functioning without it! You can pick up yours on Amazon!

Danielle Fusaro
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