World MS Day & the CMSC

What a week! We honored Memorial Day, celebrated World MS Day and traveled to Indianapolis to exhibit at the annual meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers! 

World MS Day is a yearly event that brings the global Multiple Sclerosis community together to raise awareness, share stories and offer support for one another. As we work closely with many MS non-profits and individuals with MS, we are proud to help spread the word about World MS Day. We believe that everyone is #StrongerThanMS!

Click here to learn more about World MS Day 

and the mission of the MS International Federation.

Polar Products attends the annual meeting of the CMSC every year. It's a great opportunity to meet with neurologists, MSRNs, MS non-profit organizations and many other key professionals in the MS community. We love making new connections as well as seeing old friends!

At the Polar Products booth, Bill and Rose have been sharing how body cooling can greatly benefit those dealing with MS heat sensitivity and demonstrating the benefits of our five different cooling technologies.

Click here to learn more about the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. 

Rose at the CMSC in Indianapolis, IN

In honor of World MS Day, Polar Products is hosting a cooling vest giveaway! 

One lucky winner will receive a Kool Max® Men's Fashion Vest or Kool Max® Women's Fashion Vest, while five other winners will receive an MS Awareness Fashion Cooling Scarf.

The contest is open until Monday, June 1st. No purchase necessary.

Click here to enter!

AAN 2015 Part Two: Stop By & Say Hello!

Not only does Polar Products offer an extensive line of products to help cool the body, but we also offer cold and hot therapy wraps to alleviate the pain of headaches and migraines. Today is the first day of the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting. We'll be here until Thursday discussing how our hot and cold therapy products can help with migraines and headaches.

Cold and heat therapy can safely and effectively complement the pain relief methods prescribed by your healthcare professional.

Follow our banner! Polar Products is at Booth 1538 #AANAM

Polar Products offers many different hot and cold therapy options for managing migraines:

Circulating Water Head Cap

Our Active Ice® Hot/Cold Head Cap provides constant heat or cold therapy to the head by continuously circulating water from the cooler through the head cap, which has a snug, comfortable fit.

The Active Ice® Head Cap from Polar Products.

Here's what one customer has to say about our 

Active Ice® Head Cap:

"There is no doubt that the headache cap helps in the management of migraines/headaches. On a couple of occasions I was able to abort the headache by wearing the cap. Yesterday, I had a bad headache, so I took my prescription drugs in mid afternoon, knowing that I would have to follow it up with more stronger prescription drugs in the evening. Instead I wore the cap for an extended period while I watched television. I was able to almost completely annihilate the headache and did not take a second dose of prescription drugs - a definite success."

- Marc, from Phoenix, AZ

Cold/Hot Packs and Compression Wraps

Our reusable Soft Ice® Cold/Hot Packs are held securely in place by wraps to deliver cold or heat therapy to the affected area. The packs are made with a patented, non-toxic, all-natural formula that stays soft and flexible even when frozen!

Microwaveable Moist Heat Wraps

Polar's professional-quality Thera-Temp® moist heat therapy wraps offer deep-penetrating moist heat to targeted areas! Our therapeutic mineral beads collect and hold moisture from humidity in the air, and they never decay or develop an odor.

Our Thera-Temp® Moist Heat Cervical Wrap can also be worn around the head.

The Thera-Temp® Moist Heat Eye & Sinus Wrap from Polar Products.

Migraine and Headache Relief Kits

Our targeted kits provide the therapeutic benefits of both cold compression and moist heat therapy. Save 15% when you purchase a therapy kit! For Polar Products' specific migraine and headache relief kits, please click here to choose the best kit for you!

If you are in the Washington D.C. area and attending #AAN2015, stop by and visit Polar Products at Booth 1538!

Booth 1538 is located at the star in the above map.

Find the answers to our most-asked questions here:

• When should I use hot therapy vs. cold therapy?
• What about Moist Heat vs. Dry Heat?
• Other frequently asked questions

AAN 2015 Part One: Polar Products is Heading to Washington D.C.!

Bill, Rose and Jil from Polar Products will be in our nation's capital for the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting beginning Monday. They'll be setting up camp at Booth 1538 in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center through Thursday.

Polar Products has worked closely with the multiple sclerosis community for over 30 years. Many people with MS experience heat sensitivity and our body cooling garments can help. We work with wonderful multiple sclerosis non-profits like MSAA and MSF by providing cooling garments for their financial assistance programs.

There are many other medical conditions that can lead to heat-sensitivity issues. In addition to multiple sclerosis, body cooling may be beneficial to other neurological medical conditions including:

• Dravet
• Parkinson's
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Seizure Disorders
• Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)*
• Sleep Disorders 
• Neuro-endocrine-immune diseases (NEIDs)**

Rose in our khaki KMVZ.

Body cooling is one simple way that those affected by heat sensitivity can be active on warm days. It is simple, economical and is drug free. Polar Products offers every different technology to assist individuals with body cooling. 

Kool Max® | Cool58® | Cool Comfort® 

Cool Flow® | Quick Cool™ 

Our most popular technology, the Kool Max® system offers the highest cooling energy of all packs available. Easily charged in a freezer, these packs are lightweight, effective and will cool the body in any environment, under or over clothing.

Everyone has unique needs and our diverse selection allows you to choose which technology is most beneficial for them. To determine which technology will be best for you, please learn more at Polar's Cooling Technology Comparison page.

If you are in the Washington D.C. area and attending #AAN2015, stop by and visit Polar Products at Booth 1538!

Booth 1538 is located at the star in the above map.

* Please visit Dysautonomia International for more information about POTS.
** Please visit Pandora Org for more information about NEIDs.

Bring out the Sunscreen, Bill's Heading to Florida

After visiting MSAA in New Jersey last week, Bill is traveling again this week - this time to sunny Florida! While we're sure he will get much accomplished while meeting with the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF) in Fort Lauderdale, we feel a little jealous here at the office - it's only 7° today here in Ohio!

Check out the MSF website for more information.

MSF is another wonderful non-profit with whom Polar Products works closely. They also have a great  cooling program to help provide cooling garments to people with MS who qualify for financial assistance.

Polar Products is proud to supply two high-quality kit options for the MSF Cooling Program:

1) The first option is the Polar Cool Comfort® Evaporative Kit. That kit includes a full vest, hat, necktie and wristbands that come in a blue or tan color.

The Cool Comfort Evaporative Kit from Polar Products

2) The second option is the Polar Fashion Vest Kit for Men or Women. This kit includes our best-selling fashion cooling vest and necktie that come in a black or tan color. The kit comes with your choice of our Kool Max® cooling packs or our Cool58® Phase Change cooling packs. (Click here to learn the difference.)

Men's Fashion Vest from Polar Products

Women's Fashion Vest from Polar Products

TO APPLY FOR THE COOLING PROGRAM:
Those interested in seeing if they qualify for the MSF Cooling Program 

may either print the application or apply online.

The Orange Campaign for MS Awareness

From now until the end of March, everyone is encouraged to join MSF to help raise awareness for multiple sclerosis by using the hashtags #Orange4MSF and #4MSF. Wear orange, post selfies with an orange and spread the word! Together with MSF, we can Paint the Internet Orange and continue to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis.

The Orange Campaign is on Facebook!

Social Media Manager Emily is #Orange4MSF

You can always stay updated with MSF via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and their blog!

Visiting with MSAA

This week Polar’s president Bill is off to visit with the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA). Bill will go meet with Pete Damiri, the Vice President of Programs and Services along with many other fine folks at MSAA. Some of you may remember Pete from our visit to the Christmas Story House in December! MSAA is one of many wonderful non-profit organizations that help to assist people with MS; they provide cooling garments at no cost to people with MS who qualify for financial assistance.

MSAA Home Page

Polar Products supplies two kit options for the MSAA Cooling Program. The first kit, Option B, is our Polar CoolFit® Kit. That includes a Secrets Torso Cooling Wrap with elastic sides and Velcro attachment, Necktie, 2 Wrist Wraps, 2 Ankle Wraps and an extra set of cooling gel packs for all items.

Our second option, Option C, is the Polar Zipper Style Vest. This kit includes cooling gel packs must be frozen at 32 degrees, a vest that is worn over clothing and has adjustable at the shoulders, chest and waist. The kit also includes an extra set of cooling gel packs, Neck Collar and & extra set of segment packs.

Option B: Polar CoolFit Kit

Option C: Polar Zipper Style Vest

Check back next week as Bill heads down to warm Florida to visit with the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF). To learn more about the non-profit cooling programs Polar Products has with both MSAA and MSF, please visit our Non-Profit Cooling Programs web page.

Check out what some of our customers have said about these kits:

“We bought the CoolFit® Kit as a gift for my sister-in-law. She calls us every day to tell us how much she loves it and how many new ways she has found to use all the pieces. This was the best gift ever for someone with MS who lives in a hot, hot climate!”

- Greg in CA

“I am writing to thank you, with all my heart, for the wonderful Kool Max Vest, ice packs, and other cooling items I received from you just a week or so ago. I never could have afforded such items, and I really do know now that I can become more active now with this heat resistance equipment."

- Elaine in Lexington, IN

Visit mymsaa.org to learn more about MSAA's mission, programs and services for people with MS.

Click for more information about the MSAA application.

Please Welcome... Emily!

Polar Products would like to introduce the newest addition to our family: Emily Cubera! 

We are excited to have her join us as our Social Media Manager. With her background in business management from Ohio Dominican University and social media experience, we believe Emily is going to be a wonderful asset to Polar Products. 

Be sure to follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, connect with us on LinkedIn and keep up with our Instagram photos to interact with Emily and our team through our social media! J

Fraa-jeel-aay! Must be Italian!

Happy New Year! We hope you celebrated a very jolly holiday season! Here are some Polar highlights from December... 

Our friend Pete from MSAA visited us and took great delight in touring the Christmas Story House in Cleveland.

"You'll shoot your eye out, kid!"

No visit to Polar is complete without a Browns game!

Go Browns!

We sent Pete home with a "Major Award" of his own! 

Here is it proudly displayed in his office... 

Merry Christmas, Pete!

Holiday Soft Ice® Hot/Cold Therapy Packs were included with every order!

Good to know that we're on the "nice" list... 

check out this e-mail we got from Santa!

"The Kool Max® Poncho Vest works great for 4 hours to keep me cool in my Santa suit. The Kool Max® Packs refreeze quickly. I work with three sets so that there is one set in the freezer at all times. I keep one set in a small ice chest and a set in my vest. They are GREAT!!!" 

- Santa in Bellevue, NE

Our friend Terry stopped by for a visit and at first we didn't even notice he was wearing our men's fashion cooling vest! Although it's chilly outside this time of year in Ohio, he recently suffered a back injury and the cold packs along the spine are therapeutic.

Fashion Cooling Vest with Kool Max® Packs

A customer recently sent us this message from Africa: 

"Staying cool on Rufigi River in Tanzania. Thank you. David"

Cool Comfort® Bandana
 Kool Max® Neck Wrap
Kool Max® Wrist Wraps

We're here to keep you cool wherever your adventures take you in 2015! Cheers to a healthy, happy year for you all!

Visits to MSF and MSAA

Bill and Pete at an MSAA Fundraiser in Yellowstone. 

My thanks to the fine folks at the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. I recently had the opportunity to visit both organizations, have lunch together and give a very informal “in-service” on MS and body cooling. I always learn from these visits and come away with new product ideas. Most of all I am always impressed with the dedication, skill, service and heart that the people who work at non-profits provide.

Thank you to all who have dedicated themselves to such good work.

Warm Regards,

Bill

Visit their websites to learn more about these non-profit organizations:

mymsaa.org

msfocus.org

Colds, Flu and Sinusitis - oh my!

We hope you all have managed to stay well during this cold and flu season! Many of us at Polar have been stricken with a nasty cold this month. For some of us, that has resulted in ear infections or sinus infections, with tremendous pressure and headaches. Fortunately, we are all well stocked in moist heat wraps, which can sometimes help ease the pain temporarily.

Thera-Temp® Moist Heat Sinus Wrap

Some doctors recommend using moist heat therapy for drug-free pain relief to help relieve pressure in nasal passages and sinus cavities. It also relaxes the facial muscles, alleviating the pain associated with stress, tension headaches and TMJ.

Here's how some of our colleagues have put our Thera-Temp® Microwaveable Moist Heat Wraps to good use these past few weeks... so they can feel better and get back to work! :)

"I happened to have my favorite moist heat wrap handy: the Thera-Temp® Moist Heat Cervical Wrap. Its long, narrow shape wrapped around my forehead and helped ease my sinus headache. I also used it around my neck (its intended use, which always feels great!), around my jaw and in front of my ear (I had an ear infection - ouch!), which really helped me relax enough to rest." 

- Erin, Marketing Manager 

Thera-Temp® Moist Heat Cervical Wrap

"I never get headaches. But when I got a sharp headache above my eyebrow the other day, I knew it was my sinuses. I went back to our shop and got a Thera-Temp® Moist Heat Sinus Wrap. The strap held it securely on my head and I wore it above my eyes to I could see. The moist heat therapy really helped relieve my sinus pressure so I could make it through the workday." 

- Maureen, Office Manager

Thera-Temp® Moist Heat Sinus Wrap

"It felt like a bomb exploded in my head... so much pressure! I used a small, universal Thera-Temp® Target Wrap right on my forehead. The moist heat was a great addition to my medication and of course... plenty of sleep."

- Jacob, VP

Thera-Temp® Target Wrap

It's great to have Thera-Temp® Microwaveable Moist Heat Wraps on hand... you never know when you might need it! Take care and be well, everyone. Call us if you need to place an order at 1-800-763-8423.

PS - an ear infection didn't stop this little guy from having a very happy first birthday. Happy Birthday, Ben! Here he is at his birthday party with his Pop Pop:

Staying Warm During the Polar Vortex

Many of us experienced the chilling arctic air known as the 'Polar Vortex' when much of the country plunged into sub-zero temperatures this week. 

How are you staying warm when you have to brave the outdoors?

View of Chicago Via Twitter: @WCL_Shawn

Polar has you covered in the heat AND cold. Did you know we offer a battery-powered electric heating vest? It's an ideal accessory throughout the winter - especially when it gets this cold outside!

Electric Heating Vest

Our vest is constructed from a comfortable soft-shell fabric and all heating elements are completely removable for easy and safe cleaning.The vest is powered by a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery with 5 available temperature settings to provide maximum comfort for up to 12 hours!

When the temperature drops below freezing, you can count on your electric heating vest to keep you warm during your commute, outdoor work, and even winter recreation. (Brrrr!)

Stay warm and safe this winter! 

Call us today to order heating apparel: 

1-800-763-8423

Scenes from around the country this week:

Nebraska Via Twitter: @Philip_Thomas

Lake Michigan Via Twitter: @Fascinatingpics

Atlanta Via Twitter: @WCL_Shawn

PS - our intern Kate, braving -40 degree windchill in Chicago:

Stay warm, Kate!

Warm Wishes

... for a very merry holiday season and a happy and healthy new year!

Polar's Christmas Party 2013

Santa sat on laps at our party!

We thank our customers, friends, and colleagues for their support of our business throughout the year. 2013 was one of the best and we look forward to working with you in 

2014!

Polar's office and factory will be closed on 12/24, 12/25, and 1/1/14 as we celebrate the holidays with our families and friends.

***

CONGRATULATIONS TO MAUREEN!

Polar's office manager is the proud new grandmother to 

Adelynn "Addie"

Born Dec. 20th, weighing 9 lbs. 5 oz. and 21 inches long. 

She is beautiful, Mo! 

May your holidays be 

merry and bright!

- The Polar Family