Ice Therapy Machines

Hospital gave me a Don joy for my reverse total shoulder and a different brand for my total knee two years later. Best pain control ever I imagine about any brand is good being mine are different brands and worked well. Be sure to get one that is not gravity , plugs into wall and get the appropriate attachment in your husbands case for the knee you can buy them on amazon

@cknee415 I have not seen the pad with circulating cold water. I have to just use frozen packets on my back at times. Where did you get it? Thanks.

Just type either ice therapy machines or Donjoy Iceman Classic in the search bar and I saw many models, mine was the Donjoy iceman class but there are many pad shapes. Mine was not designed for use on my back but it helps. Can't use on bare skin.
Looks like mine cost $170 with cooler, hoses, pad and 2 velcro straps to hold it around my knee. You put some water in the small cooler and then add frozen water bottles to keep the circulating water icy.

Very strange! My surgeon prefers circulating ice water in a large pad to taking more painkillers, of course.

I think the time was 15 minutes every hour or so but it was so cold I couldn't leave it on for the full 15. I took short breaks with the switch off, or only added two new frozen solid water bottles to the cooler.

Hello! A NICE1 machine with a timer (20 mins on, 20 off) with customizable levels of cold & compression therapy optimized my TKR recovery, reduced need for medication, reduced swelling for better PT, allowed me to sleep with it continuously operating.
Rented for 8 weeks at $10/day. Easy to use, quiet operation, for me a must-have tool for recovery.

Here are my thoughts. I am 10 weeks out TKR.
My surgeon was older and did not send me home with an ice machine (he sent me home with a continuous motion machine instead which I thought saved my mind especially the first two three weeks).
Anyway; using ice rather continuously you will find ultra helpful.
But the machine is cumbersome and time consuming.
I just rotated the use of four 5x9 ice packs.
Now if you are someone who is ‘blown up’ with swelling and that might take precedence (dvts etc) then use the machine.
But ice packs are doing a fine job.

I rented the Nice Machine at $100 a week, not covered by insurance. It was recommended by my Dr and I loved it. They will bring to you and show you how to set up and pick it up when finished

The ice machine is a life saver and I can't for the life of me figure out why your doctor would not approve. You're not supposed to use for more than 20 minutes at a time, however. I used to do an hour off and 20 on and then kept extending the time off the knee as it started to feel tolerable. I hate to say it, but in this case, go against your doctor's advice and get one asap. SO HELPFUL with the pain.

Use it. 20 minutes on at the time. Throughout the day as needed. I have had 4 open knee surgeries on my right knee. I have been through 3 of them. Hospital provided after each surgery. (needless to say I was billed for them in my hospital bill)

They help!!!