| 摘要 |
<p>A method is shown for applying heat to a localized area such as a joint of the human body. A malleable heating pad (10) is provided which can be applied to the localized area by molding the heating pad about the localized area. The heating pad (10) includes a layer of uncured, microwaveable rubber (11) formed from a rubber matrix having blended therein an electromagnetic absorptive material. The heating pad (10) is heated to a temperature above ambient by exposing the heating pad (10) to microwave energy and the pad (10) is then applied to the affected area by molding the pad (10) about the localized area.</p> |
