• Covered by Medicare and Medicare Approved

    • The Arctic Ice System, model AIS-2000D, is a clinical therapeutic pain management and circulatory improvement system that can be used in the home. You can treat an injury or manage your pain. It may also improve blood circulation and reduce the discomforts associated with diabetes.*

    Diabetics are prone to circulatory problems in their extremities - hands and feet. The AIS has custom designed wraps that are fitted around the feet or around the hands. People with diabetes are at risk for blood vessel injury, which may be severe enough to cause tissue damage in the legs and feet extremities.

    Indications

    Arthritis, sore muscles, reduce edema swelling, achy hands and feet, knee, chest, face, jaw, back, hip, head, shoulder, neck, elbow, wrist, hand.

    What Does Cold Do?

    • Reduces swelling and pain
    • Promotes healing
    • Relieves discomfort in muscles and joints

     

    Therapy Pads

    Therapy Pad Photo

    The AIS clinical therapeutic pain management and circulatory improvement system that can be used in the home. All units come standard with a universal hot/cold therapy pad that fits many different areas of the body, including: knees, shoulders, ankles, elbows, calves and limbs.

    Also available are several other form fitting therapy pads; a mitt for the hand, a boot for the foot, and a versatile joint wrap.

    A uniquely designed wrap that fits the body can also be purchased. With the bootie, a diabetic sock/glove is worn first, and then a water bladder fits snuggly around your hands or feet to provide a custom like fit.

    The hot water therapy unit also has therapy pads, that fit around any part of the part through the use of a compression wrap. Knee, shoulders, ankles, and backs, all can be treated by either hot (dry or moist) or cold water therapy.

    Product Features

    • Safety setting (timer)
    • Reduces edema/swelling
    • Reduces pain and discomfort of neuropathy
    • Effective for pain relief in joints and sore muscles
    • Can be used on the hands and feet (and all other body parts)

    Instructions and Cautions

    AIS Instructions and Cautions pdf

    Available Accessories

    • Universal Therapy Pad
    • Standard Single Bootie
    • Standard Double Booties
    • Large Single Bootie
    • Large Double Booties
    • Large Back Pad (13" x 24")
    • Versatile Joint Wrap
    • Shoulder/Back Wrap
    • Therapy Mitt
    Double Bootie PhotoSingle Bootie PhotoPad with Wrap PhotoTherapy Mitt Photo

    Diabetic Benefits

    Cold water can also be used to reduce swelling that is associated with diabetic neuropathy.

    Proper foot care and hand care is an important part of diabetes management. In fact, diabetics are prone to problems in these two areas due to lack of circulation, neuropathy, and vulnerabilities. Diabetics also experience discomfort in these areas — pain, coldness, and numbness.

    The AIS cold water therapy system can also relieve swelling and edema or to help aid in injury recovery.

    Diabetes often leads to peripheral vascular disease that inhibits a person's blood circulation. With this condition, there is a narrowing of the arteries that frequently leads to significantly decreased circulation in the lower part of the legs and the feet. Poor circulation contributes to diabetic foot problems by reducing the amount of oxygen and nutrition supplied to the skin and other tissue, causing injuries to heal poorly. Poor circulation can also lead to swelling and dryness of the foot. Preventing foot complications is more critical for the diabetic patient because poor circulation impairs the healing process and can lead to ulcers, infection, and other serious foot conditions.

    Other Benefits

    • Safe, controlled, and time-saving to both the patient and the care giver.
    • 3-4 hrs of continuous cold therapy.
    • All body parts can be treated. Custom booties and mitts allow for treatment of circulatory and pain problems in the hands and feet.

    The AIS cold water therapy system can be used for the following applications: back, knee, hip, foot and ankle, hand and wrist, shoulder, elbow, chest, breast, face and jaw, head, neck, feet, hands, and other specific applications

    Pain Management Benefits

    The natural therapy the AIS delivers pain relief to achy joints, or muscles due to arthritic pain , or carpal tunnel syndrome or many other nerve pain conditions. The AIS will help for both systemic pain conditions as well as part specific pain conditions (knee, back, wrist, shoulder, etc.) A setting of 120°F is particularly useful to provide deep penetrating therapeutic heat therapy.

    The Pain Cycle: Low back and neck pain may be caused by trauma or continual strain. The body responds to such pain with muscle guarding, an attempt to immobilize the painful site by tightening the muscles. Muscle guarding impairs circulation in the affected area. The decrease in blood supply leads to a decrease in metabolism with an accumulation of waste products moist heat modalities can help break this pain cycle and aid in the normal healing process.

    The Medicare Program

    The AIS is covered by Medicare. You may be eligible to receive a system at no cost to you. A prescription is required.

    People with diabetes are at risk for blood vessel injury, which may be severe enough to cause tissue damage in the legs and feet.

    People with diabetes are at special risk of developing foot ulcers, and foot care is an important part of diabetes management.


    Animal Health Applications

    The AIS effectively warms animals (dogs, cats, horses, or any small or large animal) to assist in normothermia maintainance during surgery, in recovery and in critical care. It also features timesaving controls and advanced features such as leak-proof connections; secure hose attachments; and a water level bar.

    The AIS is a value solution with reliability for use in animal warming by a veterinarian/clinician or even a home user.

    The AIS therapy pads are very versatile and come in a multitude of sizes and shapes. The Back pad is 13" x 23" and will provide continuous warmth for the animal is probably the most optimal pad for small animal whole body coverage. The therapy pads can be folded thus reducing the need for added inventory. The pads provide optimum warming even when folded. They are also highly durable, allowing for multiple applications with a single pad.