Beurer HK Special Edition Comfort Personal Heat Pad

Do away with your Wheat Bags or hot water bottles – My Partner suffers from a pinched nerve, in her back, which makes her life a misery. The back pain really makes it difficult to move, sit or do any of the active things that most of us just take for granted. We had been using a wheat bag, heated in the microwave, for relief. The heat provided by the wheat bag was sometimes too hot or too cool & the risk of fire, from overheating was always in the back of my mind. Recently, she was recounting that her mother, in Germany, used to have an electric heat pad, for her back pain & that she was very happy with it. A quick google soon revealed that there is a large selection of heat pads available in Australia. As she likes German brands, I settled on the Beurer HK Special Edition. It's size is just right for placement around the lower back, when sitting in a chair. Note that there are larger sizes & specially shaped pads (eg. for your neck) available, to suit your individual needs. The pad has 3 heat settings, she finds '2' suits most of the time. The pad has a built in timer that turns the pad off after about 90 minutes (this is a safety feature, to minimise the risk of overheating). The pad heats up very quickly. The pad can be used on any part of your body as the pad is soft & flexible enough to wrap around an arm, leg, shoulder etc. It can also be used, in bed, as a mini electric blanket if you get cold feet, or even under any part of your body that needs some heat. This is much safer than a hot water bottle, with no chance of getting burnt by hot water leakage. For hygiene, the pad is machine washable. I would recommend a heat pad to anyone who is looking for a better source of heat compared to a wheat bag or hot water bottle.