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  • Pads designed to provide heat to an area of the human body by including electric heating elements. These pads are usually made of several layers of soft (e.g., natural fibers, plastics) materials sealed in a fabric or plastic outer covering. The pads may include heating elements (e.g., wires) connected to an external power source or a heat conducting layer (e.g., carbon polymer) placed on a flexible (e.g., viscoelastic foam) pad that conducts heat supplied by a low voltage power source; they may also include temperature regulators. Electric heating pads are mainly used to alleviate pain, help in treating muscle spasms and joint stiffness, and to prevent hypothermia. Dedicated electric heating pads are conformed in a variety of shapes and sizes according to the anatomic part to be heated.
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