# Topical treatments/remedies for non-topical pain **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 1, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topical-treatments-remedies-for-non-topical-pain/998327 "2024-03-01T20:12:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topical-treatments-remedies-for-non-topical-pain/998327/1 "2024-03-01T20:12:32Z")
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. I never found any that helped much. After my lumpectomy in 2015, I took an estrogen blocker (Arimidex) for five years and at night I’d get all kinds of pins and needles and aches in my lower legs, from the knees down. I attributed this to the Arimidex, but who knows. I got this cream called [“Lasting Touch Advanced Therapy Gel”\*](https://www.amazon.com/Lasting-Touch-Gel-Advanced-Therapy/dp/B07TS8MWG3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=362QLOC7Y34WR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mnKsKqb6tP7D-czquTr5Ogqw1CdiM2OltoQ4A3XtqsoPbqKM5zz4JQbkZbDxPKk077LVxJ0BFO_v-RLLCM4XzQV220mtWwpj05-HgZdJFGJ70t_ZT0XMkGL66jXa1Mw_NRYgNVaNZaC2aEiFqepx6a98Wq3rQbEuW4pwfRf190L0tX4gfc52brXWxtc0o5Da2KKRiSR-EtHoprP4-DFvmfMSl0TNaJu8RdN5H6yooDGehUas-a5tOxrVNttpc9YCnMjXF-bMyEYIWQ7Cf53ioZu8lHJp-vqH7GEx-bI1glk.jtjfvAaVk9xVXzVkn4k64Hrc9JVgBQonBhr0_rZoDMc&dib_tag=se&keywords=lasting+touch+advanced+therapy+gel&qid=1709323690&sprefix=lasting+touch%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-1) from a place that sold wheelchairs and scooters and it _really_ did help. It’s one of the “cooling”-type products and boy, is it _strong_. You feel like wherever you apply it to is enclosed in blocks of ice. Not sure if it helps with the pain, but it’s certainly distracting. (Note to self: do **not** touch your eyes or any other delicate places until you wash your hands very thoroughly.) Opinions on any products? * * * \*Amazon link for information. It’s definitely cheaper than this when bought at HEB. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topical-treatments-remedies-for-non-topical-pain/998327)._