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snow_storm | 18:06 Thu 15th May 2008 | Body & Soul
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anyone know of any effective painrelief that doesn't involve taking pills?
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for what sort of pain?
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knee and leg pain, mainly muscular
Acupuncture
Meditation
Yoga
Prayers
I get a lot of pain and use icepacks or products like biofreeze on my arms and hands and usually voltarol (pain relieving gel) on my legs.

I often put them in cold water and have a cold air blower on them especially if it's keeping me aware at night.
lloyds pharmacy tens machine about �15
Rub on linament like deep heat or tiger balm is quite good

Don't know whether you count that as drugs you're still absorbing through the skin - not pills though
Hot poultice using a few drops or Myrrh. Put this on your joints, it�s a bit smelly but my dad has Rumatoid (sp?) arthritis and it has helped him!
you can get ibroleave (not sure on the spelling) gell which you apply to the affected area it works a treat for anything muscular... i take about two tubes with me when i go snowboarding in the snowparks... bailing hurts!!!
A nun at our convent school was renowned for replying to such requests, ' the suffering lord jesus on the cross didn't have an aspirin'. A very bad girl said back one day, 'in that case sister may I have a sponge soaked in vinegar?'

I hesitate to suggest you try similar.
heat / ice packs and volotrol gel

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