DonJoy Aircast Cryo/Cuff Cold Therapy: Shoulder Cryo/Cuff with Non-Motorized (Gravity-Fed) Cooler, X-Large

This product was a game changer after my husband’s shoulder surgery. Easy to use and can work for both hot and cold in a contour-fit compress. When his pain became almost unbearable this brought him rapid relief.So thankful an ortho nurse friend suggested we buy this!

nice design breathable

OK this works outstandingly but by the time I got it working its best, the time I needed it most was past. I still benefit from it. Hey, maybe I'll get surgery on my other shoulder and I'll be ready to go out of the gate.Here's the thing:. If you only use gravity for it to work (lower cooler and squeeze pad to drain, lift cooler and wait for cold water to dribble into cuff) you will be disappointed.The key is to use vacuum: If you close the airvent before lowering the cooler to drain the cuff, then pop the vent open, the vacuum will slurp all the warmed water out of the cuff and into the cooler. Next step, close the vent, then elevate the cooler. Pop the vent open and the vacuumed cuff will fill automatically. Then you can close the vent, detach the hose if you want, and wait until the next time you need to rechill the cuff.For me in the summer in the 80sF a load of ice lasts all day.I am tempted to dock this 2 stars for awful instructions but the product is great enough that I am giving it 4.

Worked great!

My Dad had shoulder surgery and this was recommended by a friend. This has helped my dad so much with pain that instead of taking pain pills he would use this .It also help so much from keeping it from swelling. Highly recommend.

This is a great way for therapy after surgery or just for aches and pains. I use two frozen water bottles and it works great. It is a very convenient way to do treatment.

This made all the difference in the world for immediate post surgery relief. The only criticism is the recycle time for the cold water supply. The units that constantly cycle the cold water to the cuff obviously provide the most convenience but at an added cost.

I only gave it 3 stars because haven't used it yet. I have used an older version for 4 prior shoulder surgeries and it was very good. I gave old one to Goodwill thinking after 3 rotator and 1 reverse shoulder replacement that I was done with shoulder surgeries.This review is to try to clarify the size. Amazon lists the shoulder part as XLarge. I purchased it to see if size would be OK even if I wanted a "universal" size which was more expensive on other sites, if not I would return it. Well it fits well, IT IS NOT XLarge. The ID on the shoulder portion has 12A01, which from my research is the "universal" size. The XLarge would have an ID of 12AXL01.