My wife has a product I think was called the "Neck Buddy" or something like that. It's an eighteen inch tube of material that's filled with rice and has nylon rope loops sewn on each end as handles. Pop it into the microwave for a minute or so, depending on your microwave's power, and the rice heats up and stays warm for a good fifteen minutes or so (I don't really use it so I can't attest to the heat's staying power.<br><br>It's designed to drape over your shoulders, but you can hold it anywhere you want. Actually the neck would be a good location for her as the arteries there would warm the blood up and carry it to the rest of the body, just the reverse of draping a wet bandana around your neck on hot days to cool off.<br><br>She actually has two of them, on for the microwave and one for the freezer. The cold rice is not as uncomfortable as ice packs. It also warms up very fast so it would not be suitable for treating an injury where ice would be best.<br><br>She received them as gifts, so I'm not sure where they can found. I suppose you could make one out of a heavy cotton tube sock and rice. But make sure there are no synthetic materials in the sock as it may melt from the heat.<br><br>Willie Vannerson<br>McHenry, IL