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# **ice machine for hip after surgery**

**Skip it**

High returns (7.5%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 52Growth 30Conversion 26Competition 49Returns 19Price range 40Avg price 62Brand share 76Review moat 62Quality gap 47

**Brand share**

**Great****59%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Review moat**

**Good****1,017.88**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Good****$138.28**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Market size**

**Good****$323K**

$323K/yr · 112K searches

**Competition**

**Okay****55%**

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Price range**

**Okay****$23.35–$215.41**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Growth**

**Okay****+4.2%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Conversion**

**Okay****2.1%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Returns**

**Bad****7.5%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**18 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**23**

**Top-5 brand share**

**59%**

**Open market**

**33%**

- ICYTHRP16% - AOKESTE14% - CAMECO12% - ICENURT10% - Polar Products8% - ICIDRION8%

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$13K8%$26K12%$39K16%$52K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![ICYTHRP Cold Therapy Machine with Programmable Timer FSA Eligible HSA Portable Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Hip Replacement Recovery System Cryotherapy Pain Relief with Specific Hip Pad](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41s-5r2jhyL.jpg)**ICYTHRP Cold Therapy Machine with Programmable Timer FSA Eligible HSA Portable Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Hip Replacement Recovery System Cryotherapy Pain Relief with Specific Hip Pad**ICYTHRP**$149.60**4.4★906 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHKLB1NP) [2![Cold Therapy Machine for Hip Post Surgery with Leak-Proof Hip Pad](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41qRpDctasL.jpg)**Cold Therapy Machine for Hip Post Surgery with Leak-Proof Hip Pad**AOKESTE**$156.49**4.7★54 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKDQ88KP) [3![Cold Therapy Machine for Hip After Surgery with Pressure Regulator & Temperature Display Ice Machine for Hip Replacement with Timer Ice Wrap Pad Cryotherapy System for Post-Surgery Pain Relief](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41NIGXjrFgL.jpg)**Cold Therapy Machine for Hip After Surgery with Pressure Regulator & Temperature Display Ice Machine for Hip Replacement with Timer Ice Wrap Pad Cryotherapy System for Post-Surgery Pain Relief**CAMECO**$159.22**4.5★76 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKG9XZW9) [4![ICENURT Programmable Timer Ice Machine for Hip & Back After Surgery](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41I1EYQCj4L.jpg)**ICENURT Programmable Timer Ice Machine for Hip & Back After Surgery**ICENURT**$177.05**4.4★371 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHJR4CXC) [5![Cold Therapy Machine Programmable Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Portable Hip Replacement Recovery System Cryotherapy Pain Relief with Pad](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41GsrorOgXL.jpg)**Cold Therapy Machine Programmable Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Portable Hip Replacement Recovery System Cryotherapy Pain Relief with Pad**ICIDRION**$118.57**4.4★321 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQYYSCWZ)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Cold Therapy Machine for Hip Replacement Recovery with Remote Control Quiet Ice Therapy System with 18QT Portable Cooler for Pain Relief & Swelling Reduction](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41u8yTFCOcL.jpg)**Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Cold Therapy Machine for Hip Replacement Recovery with Remote Control Quiet Ice Therapy System with 18QT Portable Cooler for Pain Relief & Swelling Reduction**POGGKT**$125.94**5 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM6WCWCL) [![Cold Therapy Machine for Lower Back Pain Relief Ice Machine with Pressure Regulator Timer & Temp Display Cryotherapy Unit with Back Ice Pack for Waist Lumbar Sciatic Herniated Disc Coccyx Pain](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HyIH1PWsL.jpg)**Cold Therapy Machine for Lower Back Pain Relief Ice Machine with Pressure Regulator Timer & Temp Display Cryotherapy Unit with Back Ice Pack for Waist Lumbar Sciatic Herniated Disc Coccyx Pain**CAMECO**$169.37**76 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYDRNYH4) [![Cold Therapy Machine for Hip Post Surgery with Leak-Proof Hip Pad](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41qRpDctasL.jpg)**Cold Therapy Machine for Hip Post Surgery with Leak-Proof Hip Pad**AOKESTE**$156.49**54 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKDQ88KP) [![Ice Machine for Knee After Surgery w/Compression Hip Replacement Cold Therapy Machine Cryocuff Wrap Pack for Shoulder Recovery ACL Cold Circulation System](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZMokC5zGL.jpg)**Ice Machine for Knee After Surgery w/Compression Hip Replacement Cold Therapy Machine Cryocuff Wrap Pack for Shoulder Recovery ACL Cold Circulation System**aero bear**$119.39**41 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTPY14J7) [![Cold Therapy Machine for Hip 15.8Qt Large Ice Machine with Temp Display & Pressure Regulator Cryotherapy Leak-Proof Hip-Specific Wrap Whisper-Quiet Pump & 4 Timer Settings](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41hnB7KAThL.jpg)**Cold Therapy Machine for Hip 15.8Qt Large Ice Machine with Temp Display & Pressure Regulator Cryotherapy Leak-Proof Hip-Specific Wrap Whisper-Quiet Pump & 4 Timer Settings**JOBYNA**$168.38**33 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX8DWNY8)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Cold Therapy Machine for Hip 15.8Qt Large Ice Machine with Temp Display & Pressure Regulator Cryotherapy Leak-Proof Hip-Specific Wrap Whisper-Quiet Pump & 4 Timer Settings](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41hnB7KAThL.jpg)**Cold Therapy Machine for Hip 15.8Qt Large Ice Machine with Temp Display & Pressure Regulator Cryotherapy Leak-Proof Hip-Specific Wrap Whisper-Quiet Pump & 4 Timer Settings**JOBYNA**$168.38**4.5★**▲ 175%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX8DWNY8) [![Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Cold Therapy Machine for Hip Replacement Recovery with Remote Control Quiet Ice Therapy System with 18QT Portable Cooler for Pain Relief & Swelling Reduction](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41u8yTFCOcL.jpg)**Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Cold Therapy Machine for Hip Replacement Recovery with Remote Control Quiet Ice Therapy System with 18QT Portable Cooler for Pain Relief & Swelling Reduction**POGGKT**$125.94**4.5★**▲ 175%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM6WCWCL) [![Cold Therapy Machine Programmable Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Portable Hip Replacement Recovery System Cryotherapy Pain Relief with Pad](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41GsrorOgXL.jpg)**Cold Therapy Machine Programmable Ice Machine for Hip After Surgery Portable Hip Replacement Recovery System Cryotherapy Pain Relief with Pad**ICIDRION**$118.57**4.4★**▲ 175%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQYYSCWZ) [![Cold Therapy Machine for Lower Back Pain Relief Ice Machine with Pressure Regulator Timer & Temp Display Cryotherapy Unit with Back Ice Pack for Waist Lumbar Sciatic Herniated Disc Coccyx Pain](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HyIH1PWsL.jpg)**Cold Therapy Machine for Lower Back Pain Relief Ice Machine with Pressure Regulator Timer & Temp Display Cryotherapy Unit with Back Ice Pack for Waist Lumbar Sciatic Herniated Disc Coccyx Pain**CAMECO**$169.37**4.5★**▲ 174%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYDRNYH4) [![Ice Machine for Knee After Surgery w/Compression Hip Replacement Cold Therapy Machine Cryocuff Wrap Pack for Shoulder Recovery ACL Cold Circulation System](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZMokC5zGL.jpg)**Ice Machine for Knee After Surgery w/Compression Hip Replacement Cold Therapy Machine Cryocuff Wrap Pack for Shoulder Recovery ACL Cold Circulation System**aero bear**$119.39**4.3★**▲ 170%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTPY14J7)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 27 weeks — +4.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

2K2KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Ease Of Use**13%

*“Easy to put on”*

**Joint Pain**12%

*“Great for knee”*

**Quality-Overall**9%

*“Very well-made excellent product”*

**Value For Money**9%

*“Good product for the price”*

**Efficiency**8%

*“Works Well”*

**Cold Relief**5%

*“Great for cold therapy”*

**Size-Overall**4%

*“I love the huge size”*

**Temperature Retention**4%

*“Stays cold”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%

*“As advertised”*

**Comfort-Overall**3%

*“Comfortable and sturdy”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Leak-Proof**11%

*“Leaks”*

**Durability**7%

*“It will break”*

**Size-Overall**4%

*“Too small”*

**Heating**4%

*“Doesn't evenly cool area”*

**Functionality-Overall**3%

*“DID NOT WORK”*

**Strap/String Quality**3%

*“One of the straps is really short”*

**Quality-Overall**3%

*“Low quality”*

**Value For Money**3%

*“it's a little expensive”*

**Comfort-Overall**2%

*“it's sort of awkward to wear”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%

*“it is shown inaccurately in photographs”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**23%

**Leak-Proof**15%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%

**Functionality-Overall**7%

**Cold Relief**4%

**Weight Heavy**4%

**Joint Pain**3%

**Ease Of Use**3%

**Comfort-Overall**3%

**Value For Money**2%