# Knee pain? What works for you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-pain-what-works-for-you/1001887 "2024-05-21T21:32:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-pain-what-works-for-you/1001887/4 "2024-05-21T21:47:48Z")
You might also look at this recent thread (with some discussion of knee pain): > [@Topical treatments/remedies for non-topical pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topical-treatments-remedies-for-non-topical-pain/998327/1): > > I’m talking about stuff like Aspercreme, SalonPas, various creams that have “freeze” or “cool” in the name, Arnica gel, etc., for muscle aches, not remedies for painful scratches or surface injuries. Do you swear by (or at) any of them? I use Aspercreme with Lidocaine occasionally at night on my ankle where I had surgery a bazillion years ago. Sometimes it’s a bit achy. Does it help? I dunno. Maybe. I do manage to fall asleep. There are lots of creams sold for peripheral neuropathy/nerve pain… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-pain-what-works-for-you/1001887)._