Background:

 Heating devices can provide relief from muscular pain and the cold, however they may result in burn injuries when used inappropriately.

Objective:

This review article synthesizes the incidence, risk factors, outcomes, treatment, and prevention of burns sustained from body heating devices in order to better understand how these burns are sustained.

Methods:

PubMed, CINHAL, EMBASE, and Scopus databases were systematically searched from inception up until January 13, 2020, for studies/case reports on burns sustained from body heating devices that were published in the English language.