Yes, sometimes. Depends on the day. Some flares are horrid which causes the toes to swell and turn bright red, sometimes it is my heel, or side of foot. Sometimes it is not too bad and I can avoid the painful swelling. There is no rhyme or reason to it, what sets it off, what helps, how bad, its a crap shoot.

Biofreeze ONLY works for me if I use a fan along with it. By itself it does nothing for me.

Heat of ANY kind will send me into a flare, a too hot shower or even a warm shower, it must be quick. Wearing shoes, walking on carpet, or nothing at all can send it into a flare, no rhyme or reason but heat is definately evil for me.

When the toes and foot swells it is worse cuz it hurts so bad. I will stick my foot into cold water, it wont make it go away but it breaks the pain and brings down swelling fast, then I will put it in front of a fan. But cold cold water is great for stopping the painful swell quick.

I also find the spray can biofreeze works better for me than the gel or roll on. Others here say different but for me, the spray is colder and ONLY with a fan does it remotely help.

Probably the spray on is an alcohol effect. Try spraying on isopropyl alcohol.. with the fan...it will cool quickly as it evaporates. This is why nurses do alcohol rubs for fever patients.

The rub on gel has high amounts of menthol in it...which then stimulates cold receptors, and then the burning is masked until the menthol wears off. I don't think the spray Biofreeze delivers the same concentration in the same amounts as the rub/gel.

Using the gel, one should not need a fan at all.

I have the gel, it does nothing for me. I still use it until its gone but wont buy it again, instead I bought the spray. Whatever the reason is, the spray just works for me. The gel does not, even with a fan or not. I guess I should say it does not work as WELL. I do get some cooling but not like with the spray.

Biofreeze is a cooling agent. Menthol is the active ingredient. It is for use with a simple backache, arthritis, bruises and strains. It is a cold therapy and better than ice. Never use heat with it. You can read about it at:

http://www.biofreeze.com/

I tried it once on my feet and could not stand it. It drove my nerves there wild. But, I use it on my calves and my lower back and it is great.

I use Biofreeze and on really bad days, Salonpas Deep Pain gel which is like Biofreeze x10.

I'm getting very good improvement with neuropathy on my feet with Kerasal,NeuroCream. My discomfort is bad tingling, which when I don't treat, turns into a burning feeling. Although Im unsure if my pain is as severe as yours, this cream began working in like two days. I put it on twice a day on the bottom of my foot only. Kerasal makes many foot creams; only the Neurocream works.

Yes, thanks for the reminder:
these are the ingredients:
Stronger than Biofreeze (which does not have the methyl salicylate) and

and stronger than Salonpas Arthritis strength patches.

I am going to order this today! I haven't been out lately, due to the ice and snow, but I will certainly get out for this item!

I am not finding it at stores near me, but I see Amazon has it.
So Amazon it is.

http://www.salonpas.us/product/salon...relieving-gel/

I am currently still using the patches, on my fingers... as I have some inflammation there lately. I cut these into thin strips for 3 fingers so I can bend them.

I may try it also. On a side note, my walmart stopped stocking the epsom mag lotion and wont reorder. This is sad news.

I get it from Amazon too. It's so potent that when I apply it to my hands, I have to keep them away from my face until it is absorbed or it makes my eyes water. But it really does work.

Having read the two posts about Salonpas Deep Relieving gel, I placed an amazon.com order. So far it seems to be helping--actually reduces the redness and some of the burning. THANKS for the tip.