pain

[snow_storm]

anyone know of any effective painrelief that doesn't involve taking pills?

[redcrx]

for what sort of pain?

[snow_storm]

knee and leg pain, mainly muscular

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Acupuncture
Meditation
Yoga
Prayers

[Eve]

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.

[thingummyjig]

lloyds pharmacy tens machine about �15

[jake-the-peg]

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

[andrea81]

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!

[DarkMajes71c]

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!!!

[Lil O'lady]

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.

[Cheekystar]

heat / ice packs and volotrol gel