# IcyHot Smart Relief:  Has anyone here used it?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 7, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icyhot-smart-relief-has-anyone-here-used-it/792974 "2017-08-07T04:05:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icyhot-smart-relief-has-anyone-here-used-it/792974/1 "2017-08-07T04:05:40Z")

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I bought one this evening and used it earlier on a muscle that’s been cramping at night in my lower back. I can’t really feel any difference right now, but if I’m not awakened with a knot in my lower back, I should assume it’s working, correct?

[http://www.icyhot.com/smartrelief-back-hip/](http://www.icyhot.com/smartrelief-back-hip/)

It’s basically a non-prescription TENS unit. I also found the adhesive quite interesting, because it stuck the unit tightly to my skin and yet left NO residue when I pulled it off. 🆒

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**Author:** ![Murph1111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@Murph1111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murph1111)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icyhot-smart-relief-has-anyone-here-used-it/792974/2 "2017-08-07T15:41:36Z")

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It might work for some causes of back pain. For spinal stenosis, however, I haven’t been able to detect any benefit.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icyhot-smart-relief-has-anyone-here-used-it/792974/3 "2017-08-07T16:33:54Z")

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FWIW, I used it yesterday evening, and did not wake up with back cramps at all. 🆒 Because they are so painful, it was worth every penny just to have relief this one night.

I had some cyclobenzaprine, and discarded it when I found the prescription had been filled in 2008.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icyhot-smart-relief-has-anyone-here-used-it/792974/4 "2021-04-18T04:28:08Z")

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This zombie is having back pain, and my doctor did give me more cyclobenzaprine, but I don’t want to use it unless absolutely necessary, so I got out this TENS unit and decided to order more refill pads - only to find out that the product has apparently been discontinued! Guess I’ll use it as infrequently as possible, unless I can find more pads.