A neck collar includes a narrow elongated base proportioned and contoured to extend circumferentially around the neck of the user. The elongated base has an inner surface in confronting engagement with the neck. The elongated base may be separated at opposing ends. The ends of base may be disposed below a user's chin when the elongated base is worn by the user. The neck collar includes a cooling composition disposed within an outer fabric covering. The neck collar also includes an additional loop on both ends to attach an eyeglass cord.

A necklace to provide a cooling effect for a user, the necklace including a necklace main body to wrap around a neck of the user, a clasp disposed at a first end of the necklace main body, and a cooling device disposed at a second end of the necklace main body to connect to the clasp, the cooling device including a cooling device main body to contact a back of the neck of the user at back portion thereof, a sensor disposed on at least one of the cooling device main body and the necklace main body to sense a temperature of the neck of the user, a microprocessor to receive a signal from the sensor in response to the sensor sensing that the temperature of the back of the neck of the user has exceeded 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, and a thermo-electric cold plate disposed at the back portion of the cooling device main body to receive another signal from the microprocessor in response to the signal received by the microprocessor from the sensor, and to decrease in temperature such that the back of the neck of the user receives the cooling effect from the back portion of the cooling device main body.

A system and method for portably delivering a therapeutic dose of heat to the skin to relieve pain, reduce accommodation of thermal nerve receptors, promote healing, and deliver transcutaneous medications. The heating device is user programmable or pre-programmed to deliver according to a variety of cycles, patterns and algorithms. The cycles, patterns, and algorithms of the heat are programmable parameters, are under the user's control, and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the device. The heating algorithms are designed to interact with an individual users thermal nerve receptors and other tissue characteristics and to reduce the tendency of the receptors to accommodate to the external stimuli with back pain, muscular pain, dysmenorrhea, headaches, fibromyalgia, post-herpetic neuralgia, nerve injuries and neuropathies, and sprains and strain. The device can also be used in conjunction with existing medical devices such as Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) to increase the effectiveness of TENS devices.

An article for supporting an individual's neck. The article is comprised of a sleeve and a support member. The support member is removably disposed within the sleeve. The support member may include a spine that is semi-ridged, and flexible ribs that are attached to the spine, such that the flexible ribs are able to support the individual's head when the article is worn. The article may also include a heating element disposed within the sleeve, configured to warm the individual's neck during use.

A thermal pack for use with a device for circulating hot or cold fluid, the thermal pack including: a body having a cavity; a bendable and deformable support one of attached to or disposed within the body, the support being configured such that the body is deformed into a shape matching a contour of a body part and the body is maintained in the shape while applied to the body part by the support; and tubing having one end in fluid communication with the cavity and another end in fluid communication with the device such that the device circulates a hot or cold fluid through the cavity via the tubing.

A neck fan includes an arc-shaped shell and a fan assembly. The arc-shaped shell is configured to be worn around a neck of a user. The shell has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. Each of the first side and the second side defines air inlets. At least one of the first side and the second side defines air outlets. The shell further defines a receiving space, and the receiving space includes an air duct communicating with the air inlets and outlets. The fan assembly is received in the receiving space and configured to drive the air to flow from the air inlets of both sides, through the air duct, reaching the air outlets.

A neck fan includes: an inner shell, disposed near the neck; an outer shell, connected to the inner shell and disposed opposite to the inner shell and away from the neck. The outer shell and the inner shell cooperatively define a receiving space; a plurality of fan assemblies. Each fan assembly is received in the receiving space and connected to the inner shell and the outer shell. The inner shell defines a plurality of air inlets, located near and facing towards the neck. At least a part of the receiving space serves as an air duct communicating with the air inlets. Each fan assembly corresponds to the air inlets. Each fan assembly is configured to intake air from an outside of the neck fan through the air inlets and to further drive the air to flow into the air duct.

An apparatus including a thermal ceramic module including a body, a first supporting plate located on the body, a second supporting plate located on the first plate, an ascending and descending driving part coupled to a lower portion of the first plate and configured to move the first plate in a vertical direction on the basis of the body, and a ceramic member coupled to the second plate; a weight sensor provided on a lower surface of the second plate to sense a body pressure of a user; and a controller configured to control a massage mode of the thermal ceramic module, wherein the controller controls a driving height of the ascending and descending driving part according to the body pressure of the user sensed by the weight sensor to provide the same pressure to the user through the ceramic member on the basis of a predetermined desired intensity.

A thermo-therapeutic apparatus and a method for controlling the same are provided. The thermo-therapeutic apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a thermal ceramic module including a body, a first supporting plate located on the body, a second supporting plate located on the first supporting plate, an ascending and descending driving part coupled to a lower portion of the first supporting plate and configured to move the first supporting plate in a vertical direction on the basis of the body, and a ceramic member coupled to the second supporting plate; a weight sensor provided on a lower surface of the second supporting plate to sense a body pressure of a user; and a controller configured to control setting and performance of a massage mode of the thermal ceramic module, wherein the controller controls a driving height of the ascending and descending driving part according to the body pressure of the user sensed by the weight sensor to provide the same pressure to the user through the ceramic member on the basis of a predetermined desired intensity.

A head-cooling cap for controlling swelling caused by any head injury is provided. The head-cooling cap includes a flexible, preferably adjustable cap-shaped main body with a plurality of inner cavities containing a cooling substance. The main body can be built in a three-dimensional cap shape or, alternatively, be deformable to adopt a three-dimensional cap shape. When the head-cooling cap is placed on a user's head, the cooling substance, which has been kept at an adequate cold temperature, will cool the head and control any swelling caused by a traumatic head injury. When not placed on a user's head, the head-cooling cap can be conveniently stored in a refrigerator or freezer to prepare it for further use.