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The present disclosure relates to kits comprising a body compress and a releasably attachable thermic device. In particular, the present invention is directed to kits comprising: (a) one or more body compresses; and (b) one or more thermic devices each comprising a plurality of thermic cells; and(c) means for releasably attaching one or more thermic devices to one of the body compresses.Exemplary body compresses include knee wraps, neck wraps, back wraps, and menstrual pain relief compresses. The releasably attachable thermic devices are preferably disposable. Therefore, continued use of the preferred durable body compress is possible, with interchange of various disposable thermic devices upon expenditure of each thermic device.The disclosure further relates to methods of treating pain selected from acute muscular, acute skeletal, acute referred, recurrent muscular, recurrent skeletal, recurrent referred, chronic muscular, chronic skeletal, chronic referred pain, and combinations thereof, comprising applying the foregoing body compress, having one or more thermic devices releasably attached thereto, to the area in need of treatment or, alternatively, applying the foregoing body compress to the area in need of treatment followed by releasable attachment of one or more thermic devices to the applied body compress.
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