NatraCure Cold Therapy Compression Sleeve for Injuries & Pain Relief - Reusable Ice Sleeve for Arm, Forearm, Elbow, Knees - Ice Sleeve Pack Wrap for Leg, Shin, Calf, Ankle, Foot - L

Why it's worth it

NatraCure's sleeve is gel-infused fabric rather than a wrap with packs, so you freeze the whole thing and pull it on. There's nothing to strap or adjust, which is exactly what you want if you're icing an arthritic knee two or three times a day.

Speed is the whole appeal. No straps, no pack pockets, no fiddling. You pull it on and you're icing. If you ice out of habit rather than out of a surgical protocol, the friction of a strap-based brace is the thing that makes you skip sessions, and this removes it.

Cold goes all the way around. The gel is built into the sleeve, so you get continuous contact across the joint instead of cold spots where a pack sits and warm spots where it doesn't. It's not aimed at any one structure, but it's even.

From our review of 8 cold therapy knee wraps, by Eleanor Vance, Health & Beauty Editor

What we like

• +Speed is the whole appeal
• +Cold goes all the way around
• +It works on more than your knee
• +It's the least expensive way into reusable cold therapy here

What to know

• –The whole sleeve goes in the freezer, so you can't ice twice in an hour
• –It isn't shaped for a knee
• –Compression is light