Deep heat

[tomongoose]

Hello,
I hurt my leg a couple of weeks ago and have damaged some ligaments the quack said there is not much I can do but keep my self dosed on painkillers and use deep heat, the only trouble is either they have taken something out of deep heat or I'm now immune to it as it does not do much. Can anyone suggest a topical treatment that works

Cheers

 

[Toddy]

Speak to John Fenna I'd recommend since he's a professional, but I found that black pepper essential oil worked when diluted in sweet almond carrier and massaged in.

DIY stuff, meadowsweet root's hard to beat, but it's not deep heat. It's just an ache soother.

Best of luck with it,
cheers,
Toddy

 

[RobF]

also give ralgex a try, i find it works better than deep heat but its most likely the same kind of stuff.

 

[Fletching]

***See you doctor before following any of this ****

Voltarol's pretty good. I just had a discectomy operation to release a trapped nerve but was waiting four months for the op. Tramadol, Gabapentin and Emugel helped a lot with the pain. Make sure you get the Voltarol Emulgel P as it's the one with Diclofenac (and non prescription) painkiller in. *****See your doctor first though**** before doing any of this as I'm only trained in basic first aid and don't know your med history etc.

On the trad. fron, tiger balm's pretty soothing and gives some of that heating feeling.

 

[Jimny]

I've found that Deep Heat only seems to work on me now if my pores are open. Get a t towel soaked in as hot a water as you can stand without burning yourself hold it on painfull area for a few minutes and then lather the deep heat on.... nice hot feeling soon arrives.

hope this helps
Dave

 

[stretch3144]

Try Bio Freeze: http://www.biofreeze.co.uk/
I strained my shoulder while doing some heavy lifting last Friday. After about three applications prior to going to bed, and its cleared up for the time being.

 

[RobF]

hot and cold are used to treat different injuries, not to be mixed up.
I dont recall it though. I have a physiotherapist friend I'll ask her in the morning and post which way round it is.
She always shouts at me for using heat when i should be using cold

 

[tomongoose]

Cheers for all the advice guys!

 

[Chrisj]

I'm sure it is heat for muscular, so that the heat helps speed up the healing, and cold for joints to help take any swelling down.

 

[pastymuncher]

Have you tried Arnica

 

[British Red]

I find Caol Ila works

 

[FreddyFish]

Tramadol and rest... phyiso and pain.

I did a number on a ligament in my lower leg a couple of years back. When it went it made such a loud crack I thought I'd broken it, and it felt like I had to.
It took a year before I was back to normal

 

[tomongoose]

I had the same thing I thought I had broken it as I felt a pop, The quack said it would have been quicker to heal if it had been a break as tendons take ages, she suggested I take it easy for a bit but as I am self employed no work means no money

 

[FreddyFish]

Oh and one top tip is DON'T OVER DO IT cos' if you rip it again before it's fully healed you WILL be back to square one.... I know I did it

 

[jtbutcher]

I've started running recently and as a big lad suffer pretty severe shin splints. The best treatment I have found for it so far is a cheap tube of morrisons muscle rub, smells pretty much the same as deep heat, but you have to be a little generous with it and it takes a while to actually start working, but the effects and the "heat" affect seem to last a lot longer than spray on.

Ingredients are: Sweet birch oil, cajuput oil, eucalyptus oil, menthol castor oil, paraffin wax/soft yellow paraffin, wintergreen oil and copper chlorophyll (e141)

 

[unorthadox]

Hello,
I hurt my leg a couple of weeks ago and have damaged some ligaments the quack said there is not much I can do but keep my self dosed on painkillers and use deep heat, the only trouble is either they have taken something out of deep heat or I'm now immune to it as it does not do much. Can anyone suggest a topical treatment that works

Cheers

go to your local swimming pool and use the sauna, take a large bottle for water (at least 750ml) so you can spend longer each time in it. 10-15mins is a good amount of time to spend bettween cooling down. Massage Oils work wonders in the sauna

 

[rik_uk3]

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Ice-and-Heat-Treatment-for-Injuries.htm When in severe pain in my knee I found 1 kilo packs of frozen peas gave instant relief.

Don't be afraid to ask for strong pain killers even if only to use at night to help you sleep.

 

[naefearjustbeer]

Just recovering from ligament damage in my knee myself. Treatment I gave myself was painkillers elevation and rest plenty rest, Regular use of ice packs for the first few days. After that I started using tiger balm on the area and with a sports physiotherapists advice started an exercise regime. After each bout of exercise a cool pack was applied for 20 min. If you dont like or are sensitive to Iboprufon type painkillers voltarol is very effective. Stronger version of voltarol is available by prescription from the doc. Tiger balm is excellent stuff have a google for more info. Available in red or white. Red is a stonger version.