Bio freeze foes work, be sure to wash your hands really good after you apply it. After a while I had a tolerance to it and ut didn't seem to working very well. Now I use joint gel roll on, it does help me with my pain and since it is in a roll on, I don't get any on my hands.

It works. One of my physical therapist turned me onto it! Good stuff! But yeah, be sure and wash your hands. I got the roll on and it is just so much easier to deal with.

Gentle hugs and healing prayers...

if you have a PT clinic you go to, they can give you samples of the biofreeze. i don't like icyhot, it hurts when i use it. the biofreeze is nice, but i'm not sure if i'm going to buy any or not. i'll decide once i use the rest of the samples i have.

i don't actually have a heating pad. i have socks filled with rice that i microwave. they work nicely for my neck, which is a hard spot to put a heating pad.

I use a regular old heating pad from WalMart. Moist heat penetrates deeper than dry heat. You can use a wet washcloth or some pads come with foam pieces to do wet. My old MT used alternating ice (first) because it goes deeper than heat. Then she massaged. Then heat. I don't like the patches. For a product like that I like Tei Fu massage lotion. It smells like BenGay, but it has something else in there that works better for me. I also have a Homedics Infra-Tech Ultra Deluxe Infarared Massager that I sometimes use. It works pretty deep, but I don't like it over the spine in the vibrate mode.

I have used it. I personally don't like I use something called Sombra www.sombrausa.com I bought mine from my chiropractor. Good luck.

I use bio freeze and it helps. not suppose to put it on and then use a heating pad tho. but when not using bio I use the heating pad (from walmart) a lot. donaP

if you can handle hot tingling burn type feeling capzacian cream or patches..works wonders, but some people very sensitive to it..it has derivitives of hot pepeers in it but gosh it helps dont use heating pad with it..and if you try the cream wear gloves and or wash hands several times really good, but it helps the really bad sapsms.

you can get bio freeze at at a chiro place, some sell it right in there office.. might try there.. dont think walmart carries it.. not sure tho.. i use heat but moist heat.. cant tell you how many heating pads i have been thru... lots.. :)

Love the BioFreeze roll-on for times when I can't use my oversize heating pad.
If you're having trouble with breakthrough pain, ask your doc about Lidoderm patches, those work great for me.

I don't know about the biofreeze but as far as a heating pad(zeller sells a pad that forms to your back or any body part) but my best friend is the electric blanket it heats your whole body it hurts at first but after it is heaven

Bio freeze is fantastic. I first started using it after i had a massage and Kim rubbed some in after for me. I know it is an expence few of us can afford but i have been in agony with really tight spasaming musscles and i finally had to give in and go for a massage and it was a god send. None of my meds were working and i was screaming in pain it got that bad but i am one of the lucky ones. I have managed to find myself a fantastic sports massage therapist and she does me cheaper rates as she knows my situation and knows that i will keep coming back to her.

Woth regards to heat, i managed to find a really nice heat thing that goes in the microwave. I got it from te body shop and it has really helped with the pain. I found it better then the stick on patches. Loads of lovely people posted loads of ways to make these on a post that i did recently.
Hope you find something to ease your pain soon x x

From what im reading(not here) icy hot and biofreeze are basically the same thing.

I would love to find that heating pad that forms to your body.
Thanks everyone for all the great info.

I use biofreeze it works...I use it because it is gentle on the skin...my pharmacy sold it but the pharmacy merged with big y now it is hard to buy...
I was not aware that you do not apply bengay or biofreeze before using the heating pad...Pharmacies have heating pads...i use a sunbeam heating pad...biofreeze smell isnt bad and it is not greasy...go to the website and see if you can get a sample of biofreeze..I heard physical therapy places sell it...good luck...hugs

There is something OTC that is part of the same line as HEAD ON -- I think it's called ACTIVE ON. It looks like a jumbo capstick that smells like BenGay and biofreeze.

I got Biofreeze at my physical therapy office but aside from feeling good, BioFreeze, Active On, BenGay, IcyHot, etc. didn't do anything for the pain.

i have used the biofreeze and i like it.. dont care for the icy hot .. i did find this one stuff its call muscle rub was cheap and worked for a little bit..i love my heating pad but honestly i have no idea where i got it..lol hugs