Help me ice my shoulder without using hockey tape!
December 29, 2008 6:47 PM Subscribe
I need to find a shoulder wrap like this one from Therma Wrap or this one from ActiveWrap so that I can securely ice my shoulder. I'm in Toronto and would rather not pay an additional $33 for shipping from the States. Cheaper is better ($69.95 for ActiveWrap?!), but if all else fails, I could try to sew something. My dodgy left shoulder and I would greatly appreciate any solid leads on Toronto suppliers.
You could try appealing the quoted Canadian shipping rates of these ebay sellers. Turns out that the shipping weight of the product is 2lbs, which translates to an actual cost of $9. Even then, you are talking ~$40 CAD. What a total ripoff!
This sounds like a job for orange swan -- time for another Toronto meetup? -- or at least stitch witchery :)
posted by Chuckles at 11:03 PM on December 29, 2008
This sounds like a job for orange swan -- time for another Toronto meetup? -- or at least stitch witchery :)
posted by Chuckles at 11:03 PM on December 29, 2008
I would call Starkman's on the corner of Bathurst and Davenport ((416) 534-8411))and ask if they have any. Actually, unless you're really far away I would consider just going there and seeing for yourself. I've always had trouble conveying to their employees what I'm looking for and I imagine it would be even harder over the phone. Print out one of your pictures and take it in.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 6:34 AM on December 30, 2008
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 6:34 AM on December 30, 2008
I've had success using a large ice pack and a t-shirt that is too small. I just put the shirt on and put the pack where it needs to be and it stays there pretty well.
For an ice pack, I use something similar to this, since you can sort of mold it to your body.
Make sure you put a thin towel or something between the ice and your skin.
posted by whoda at 6:43 AM on December 30, 2008
For an ice pack, I use something similar to this, since you can sort of mold it to your body.
Make sure you put a thin towel or something between the ice and your skin.
posted by whoda at 6:43 AM on December 30, 2008
Response by poster: Thanks, everyone. This is more activity than I expected.
That item from well.ca looks appealing, but I'm not sure if those pockets would fit my Shoppers ice packs, the price is currently $44 CDN, and it would take some time for delivery.
I just called Starkman's and yeah, I got cut off after a "No". I may bike over there today and see what they actually have. If nothing else, I can get an idea of a pattern and scale.
And I have been MacGuyvering various tight t-shirt solutions already. I've had some success with a tight long sleeved shirt and a sports bra (bra strap to hold the ice pack on the top of my shoulder), plus tensor bandage over the lot to keep the entire array stable. I can ice the front and side of my shoulder fairly well that way, but icing the back of my shoulder is still very awkward to impossible. One thing I've been mulling over is making a sleeve for each pack, attaching velcro to each sleeve, and more velcro inside the t-shirt at the top of the shoulder. This might work as an add-on for the back of my shoulder, at least.
Or I could commission orange swan, but I know I have a sewing machine in my basement. I might even have two. Of course, if someone were to try to get a meetup going, even if it wasn't built around me and my needs, that would be cool, too.
posted by maudlin at 9:31 AM on December 30, 2008
That item from well.ca looks appealing, but I'm not sure if those pockets would fit my Shoppers ice packs, the price is currently $44 CDN, and it would take some time for delivery.
I just called Starkman's and yeah, I got cut off after a "No". I may bike over there today and see what they actually have. If nothing else, I can get an idea of a pattern and scale.
And I have been MacGuyvering various tight t-shirt solutions already. I've had some success with a tight long sleeved shirt and a sports bra (bra strap to hold the ice pack on the top of my shoulder), plus tensor bandage over the lot to keep the entire array stable. I can ice the front and side of my shoulder fairly well that way, but icing the back of my shoulder is still very awkward to impossible. One thing I've been mulling over is making a sleeve for each pack, attaching velcro to each sleeve, and more velcro inside the t-shirt at the top of the shoulder. This might work as an add-on for the back of my shoulder, at least.
Or I could commission orange swan, but I know I have a sewing machine in my basement. I might even have two. Of course, if someone were to try to get a meetup going, even if it wasn't built around me and my needs, that would be cool, too.
posted by maudlin at 9:31 AM on December 30, 2008
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(As an aside, I've ordered from well.ca 10+ times and have never had a single problem.)
posted by kate blank at 7:22 PM on December 29, 2008