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Posted 10/15/2016 6:34 PM (GMT 0)
I need to temporarily (I hope so) "deal with" a strained/inflamed left hip sacro ligament, piriformis, and outer hamstring tendon.

This could take a while to heal. Releasing the tightness and calming is one thing (which I can just barley do via several self-adjustments), but healing time for this area can be complicated since I need to walk. Relaxing/cold packs very light massage and light stretches are all I'm doing today.

Natural remedies I'm using have there limitations. DMSO is not working (4th day), had high hopes. Arnica gel -so -so.

This morning, I doused my left hip with Magnessium spray oil, and it calmed it down when nothing else besides a blue cold pack would. But then after it dries. 20-30 min, you need to clean of the dry salt. So this is not work day friendly.

Epson salt cream by Morton help too - I can do that at work, no gross salt residue.

Aspirin cream does something, not magic though.

If theres a RX pain cream- I'll try it with a minute clinic appt/script.

Post Edited (astroman) : 10/15/2016 2:18:19 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/15/2016 7:27 PM (GMT 0)
I use voltaren
Posted 10/15/2016 7:37 PM (GMT 0)
My girlfriend was prescribed voltaren gel for her osteoarthritis of her knees. It is a NSAID and if you get the gel the NSAID does not go through your liver like Advil, etc would.

She loved it, by the way, but still got a knee replacement and discontinued its use.
Posted 10/15/2016 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
I love this forum.

Never even heard of voltaren before.
Posted 10/15/2016 8:20 PM (GMT 0)
here's a new topical pain reliever my husband bought - I was supposed to try it, but never did:

It's supposed to work on nerve pain, but I think he uses it for any pain.

LivRelief. I can't read the ingredients - that part of the label was torn off.

I think one ingredient is capsaicin. (from chili peppers)
Posted 10/16/2016 12:26 AM (GMT 0)
I was at a health fair yesterday and one of the vendors was hawking a pain cream.

I could not find any ingredients on the labels, or any on the literature on the table, so I asked her if she had them and she said "no". She tried to distract me with it's versatility and uses but she couldn't tell me what was in it.

I think people in our position need to be informed of both active and inactive ingredients, some think that just because it's touted herbal, doesn't mean it can't interfere with whatever else we're taking, or our current health issues.

I used to be so nonchalant about these kinds of things, but I can't these days. I never would have thought that just eating certain foods, or a regular meal could have such a dramatically bad reaction with me.


Of course so says the girl with a prescription of low dose percocet at her disposal. I don't even feel comfortable relying on it very much.
I was shocked by how many of the prescribed medications I'd been getting and taking were actually preventing my body from doing the jobs these pills were supposed to be helping.

Post Edited (julymorning) : 10/15/2016 6:31:34 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/16/2016 12:30 AM (GMT 0)
I just started a new cream which was recommended and I got it off Amazon, though I hear Walgreen's carries it. It's called Topricin. What I do is add a few squirts of DMSO, a few drops of frankincense oil, a few drops of myrrh oil and shake the bottle up. Then I apply a bit to hip, butt (sciatica) and knees. It's actually been helping! The Topricin is all natural - homeopathic. Mary
Posted 10/16/2016 2:31 AM (GMT 0)
I just learned frankincense oil is from Boswellia (tree?).

Tonight I tried a new pain cream from walgreens. Called Copper Fixx. Has copper and arnica and some other lesser stuff. It feels very warm when applied, no smell either. So the warmth tricks your brain.
Posted 10/16/2016 2:51 AM (GMT 0)
I love the essential oil birch. It smells like Beeman's gum - are you old enough to remember that? LOL

1000Daisies, I have tried BioFreeze and it is a great product. But for nerve pain something has to get way down into the muscle.

Honestly, from what I have heard - either acupuncture or time. Acupuncture is $65 a treatment for me and it is out of pocket. I have not found an insurance yet that will pay for acupuncture here. He says 2 times a week to start. OMGoodness!
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