Just been reading the thread of everyone's symptoms, what helps, what you can and cannot do and I have finally found a group of people who suffer from the symptoms I have! I have to make this short but just wondered if TOC is something that can be helped with any certain ointments???
Thanks in advance!

Welcome...some of us post and share a lot, and some of us just lurk around and learn, maybe posting once in a long while.
Your post made me smile thinking of the excitement when I found these boards 3 years ago!

For ointments, topicals, it really depends on the person. Some swear by those containing capsaicin. I used to use Absorbine, Jr. but I got started on IcyHot while I was out and about once and needed to make a rush purchase due to a flare. My wife actually finds the smell of it relaxing so that counts for something!

Stick around...you'll learn lots! Don't hesitate to ask questions!

Marabunta
N. California

Some help I receive is from Biofreeze, I buy it off Ebay for a lot less. You can also ask the website for biofreeze for samples to try first. I ahve areas of use like my upper traps and arms works great. But where I have problems with my knee, sometimes the icy cold of it is weird to me. Other times OK.
A less expensive help is from Rite Aide call something like cool heat, generic and is 16% menthol a high amount stinks though it works great to rub out with a tennis ball against a wall afterwards.

I sue it nightly on the traps, back, under/behind the arm pit and where that butcher knife is on my back. The scent disapates swifty too.
THe other theing that helps I put a lidoderm patch on and leave it on all day. EIther I use one or the other. night and day.

Another help is ice at the back of my skull for cervogenic headaches andmy meds. I take valium low dose for muscle spasms. have trigger point injections in the traps about three times a year. Had great long lasting relief from cervogenic headaches form an Epidural spine injection in the C/5.
The best help I get, my hot tub, the deep heat, and pulsing m,assage is the BEST. It is up keep, but being in the northeast area I have it in the garage so that I get more use out of it. Like icy days, zero out and snow. I do not like these and the garage is more secure too.
It was $5,000. but the best investment of our income tax money.

Nice to meet you and to be a part of the forum
Dianne

The ointments will help to cover the pain or aches but they won't help fix the problems.

If you want to describe your worst problems or symptoms maybe we can suggest some posture work or stretches or triggerpoint things you can do at home.
They might make a real difference long term for you.
Or suggest if professional follow up is needed.
Is your pain level consistent or does it vary a lot with uses?