My husband has been living with chronic back pain for 17 years. We found something that helps. It is called CryoDerm. You can get it online. We got his sister started on it when she had rotator cuff surgery and she said it was the only thing that helped her. It comes in a spray.

Oh my gosh, yes. I have had severe back/neck pain for 20+ years. It started after a car accident when I had severe whiplash. I believe that's what triggered my fibro. That's my main complaint besides the fatigue. The other pains, like my joints, travels around.
Heat helps some with the back and neck, but you can't take that everywhere you go, unfortunately! We got a memory foam mattress topper and it does make a difference with comfort when I'm trying to sleep. Trying. LOL When I sleep on a mattress without one now, I can barely move when I get up.

I've never heard of Cryoderm. Is that similar to Biofreeze? Has anyone ever tried the pain patches that are otc? I have doubts that they would be helpful in any way, but I'll try just about anything! What is "stop pain"?

I have back pain between my shoulders all the time. I will lay on a heating pad for awhile, soak in a tob of hot epsom salt water,then my husband will rub me with Bio-Freeze. It works wonders.
You can buy Bio-Freeze at a Massage Thypist, or on line.
Hope you find some releif......

that is my main problem area. My shoulders doesn't ever stop hurting.
bio-freeze doesn't help me at all. Hot Tubs help me while I am in it.
I hope you feel better soon..many hugs

Hi Squarley,
I have the same trouble, my doctor says it's from all the back injuries I have had, Si I have fibro no in there. She just gave me a new prescription, It is made up from the States my pharmacy has if flown in to the city. It is Ketamine lotion and in it is amitriptyline, . it is a gel. Ketamine is a Anethesialogy drug. .

All I know is that I get bad breast and shoulder and back pain. I could cry with it. I try Heat or cold they work 20 minutes then I take 4 Advil XL for back and body pain , plus I take 4 Dilaudid, this if for break through pain. When nothing else works.

It works the mixed up Gel takes the pain away for 4-6 hours. So it is worth it but is costs alot here $350.00 for 8 0z. but you use a little amount and it works great lasts 3 months. So I guess that's not so bad. It is only an idea of what works for me. okay isabee

Holy crap! $350 for a pain gel?? I'm so happy it works for you, but I don't think I'd want to pay that much! Isn't that something that insurance would partially cover?

This all sounds exactly like my myofascial pain. I suffered for years until I started getting injections in my shoulders and upper back.

Now I'm nearly pain free in that area for months at a time.

Wish there was something that worked that well for the Fibro pain.

We have tried BioFreeze and CryoDerm. Bio-freeze didn't work on us. Cryo-Derm does. We get it from our Chiropractor for 12.00. I think it is between 14.00 to 16,00 online. He used it today cause his neck was swollen and it was down by the time he went to bed.

I started using a combination of the TENS unit that my husbands Dr. prescribed him for his back pain and a heating pad. I love it. I use it all over my aching muscles depending on which part of my body hurts the most that day. It offers such a variety of massaging pulses, I can put on pad on my shoulder blade and one on my neck and work both at the same time. It is very small and portable, I can take it to work and still do the things I need to do, then when I am at home lounging around I turn on the heating pad and let them
both work on my sore muscles.