A hand therapy kit includes a housing having a lid that is expandable from a folded position to an unfolded position to expose a working surface on an inside of the lid. An elastic cord is attached at two or more anchor points on the working surface to define at least one gap for receiving a finger. The finger can be therapeutically exercised by moving from a first position proximal to the working surface to a second position distal to the working surface. The hand therapy kit can also include removable hand therapy modules, including a therapeutic tracking glove and/or a pressure sensor ball.

A hand therapy kit includes a housing having a lid that is expandable from a folded position to an unfolded position to expose a working surface on an inside of the lid. An elastic cord is attached at two or more anchor points on the working surface to define at least one gap for receiving a finger. The finger can be therapeutically exercised by moving from a first position proximal to the working surface to a second position distal to the working surface. The hand therapy kit can also include removable hand therapy modules, including a therapeutic tracking glove and/or a pressure sensor ball.

A V-band therapeutic wrapping system including a V-wrap pad assembly with a V-wrap pad having; at least one vibrator-receiving-pocket or external Velcro attachment area with first color-coding; at least one endothermic/exothermic chemical reaction gel pack-pocket with a second color coding; a plurality of closers; at least one vibrator; at least one endothermic/exothermic chemical reaction gel pack; and at least one attaching strap. The V-wrap pad assembly is portable. The temperature and vibration treatment, as determined by a user-wearer, is provided by the V-band therapeutic wrapping system to target a core pain by enveloping selected the body surface when coupled to the user-wearer.

A V-band therapeutic wrapping system including a V-wrap pad assembly with a V-wrap pad having; at least one vibrator-receiving-pocket or external Velcro attachment area with first color-coding; at least one endothermic/exothermic chemical reaction gel pack-pocket with a second color coding; a plurality of closers; at least one vibrator; at least one endothermic/exothermic chemical reaction gel pack; and at least one attaching strap. The V-wrap pad assembly is portable. The temperature and vibration treatment, as determined by a user-wearer, is provided by the V-band therapeutic wrapping system to target a core pain by enveloping selected the body surface when coupled to the user-wearer.

An outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging and a disposable body warmer are provided that are excellent in a gas barrier property that inhibits permeation of oxygen gas, water vapor and the like, which can allow swelling due to hydrogen gas generated during a storage period to be prevented.

Provided is an outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging having an accommodating portion accommodating a disposable body warmer accommodated in an air-permeable inner bag and generating heat through contact with air, the outer bag comprising a low air-permeability portion having an oxygen permeability of 1.5 to 20 cc/m.sup.2.Math.day.Math.atm measured at 20? C. and 90% RH and a water vapor permeability of 0.05 to 10 g/m.sup.2.Math.day measured at 40? C. and 90% RH; and an air-impermeable portion having an oxygen permeability of 1.3 cc/m.sup.2.Math.day.Math.atm or lower measured at 20? C. and 90% RH and a water vapor permeability of 2.0 g/m.sup.2.Math.day or lower measured at 40? C. and 90% RH, wherein the outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging has at least one heat-sealed portion formed by heat-sealing one or more laminated sheets, and the low air-permeability portion is provided in at least a part of a region adjacent to the heat-sealed portion.

An outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging and a disposable body warmer are provided that are excellent in a gas barrier property that inhibits permeation of oxygen gas, water vapor and the like, which can allow swelling due to hydrogen gas generated during a storage period to be prevented.

Provided is an outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging having an accommodating portion accommodating a disposable body warmer accommodated in an air-permeable inner bag and generating heat through contact with air, the outer bag comprising a low air-permeability portion having an oxygen permeability of 1.5 to 20 cc/m.sup.2.Math.day.Math.atm measured at 20? C. and 90% RH and a water vapor permeability of 0.05 to 10 g/m.sup.2.Math.day measured at 40? C. and 90% RH; and an air-impermeable portion having an oxygen permeability of 1.3 cc/m.sup.2.Math.day.Math.atm or lower measured at 20? C. and 90% RH and a water vapor permeability of 2.0 g/m.sup.2.Math.day or lower measured at 40? C. and 90% RH, wherein the outer bag for disposable body warmer packaging has at least one heat-sealed portion formed by heat-sealing one or more laminated sheets, and the low air-permeability portion is provided in at least a part of a region adjacent to the heat-sealed portion.

A portable system for cold therapy with optional heat and compression therapy is disclosed, including a body wrap cooling mechanism, a reservoir, and a control assembly. The body wrap cooling mechanism includes a compressor, a condenser, a fan, and a heat exchanger. The compressor has an air outlet connected to the heat exchanger through a first tube. The heat exchanger is connected to the condenser through a second tube. The condenser is connected to an air inlet of the compressor through a third tube. The first tube is communicated with the second tube, and the second tube is communicated with the third tube. The fan has a working surface facing the condenser. The liquid in the reservoir flows into the first body wrap through a liquid outlet of the reservoir, and liquid in the first body wrap flows into the reservoir through a liquid inlet of the reservoir.

A portable system for cold therapy with optional heat and compression therapy is disclosed, including a body wrap cooling mechanism, a reservoir, and a control assembly. The body wrap cooling mechanism includes a compressor, a condenser, a fan, and a heat exchanger. The compressor has an air outlet connected to the heat exchanger through a first tube. The heat exchanger is connected to the condenser through a second tube. The condenser is connected to an air inlet of the compressor through a third tube. The first tube is communicated with the second tube, and the second tube is communicated with the third tube. The fan has a working surface facing the condenser. The liquid in the reservoir flows into the first body wrap through a liquid outlet of the reservoir, and liquid in the first body wrap flows into the reservoir through a liquid inlet of the reservoir.

A system for delivering thermal therapy to a treated body portion of a subject. The system preferably includes a therapy compress having at least one pocket or retainer, and at least one self-heating element configured for removable insertion within the at least one pocket of the therapy compress. In some example embodiments the therapy compress is in the form of an eye mask having first and second eye-covering lobes, each eye-covering lobe having a pocket for receiving a self-heating element. In some example embodiments the at least one self-heating element is air or oxygen activated, for example including a zinc-based self-heating material.

The invention relates to an immunomodulatory substance(s) and/or a skin-conditioning agent for use in a method for treating and/or preventing an inflammatory disease, immunological disease and/or autoimmunological disease in a subject, wherein the method comprises a step (A) selected from one or more of: generating an accumulation of PBMCs within the skin, generating a vasodilation of the capillaries within the skin, generating an increased blood volume within the skin, generating an increased sO.sub.2 within the skin, generating an increased rHb within the skin, generating an increased temperature on the skin, generating a redness on the skin, administering conditioning energy to the skin, administering a skin-conditioning agent to the skin or administering PBMCs to the skin of the subject; and the method further comprises step (B) administering a first immunomodulatory substance(s) to the skin of the subject and/or step (C) administering a second immunomodulatory substance(s) to the skin of the subject.