For muscle pain, do you apply topical oinment or take oral pain reliever??

As i cycle a lot, i use voltaren emergel. It is the best for any muscle pain. And it relaxes the muscles, instantly. TATA.

i do both but i find that the topical cream doesnt really help me that much with my aches and pains though.

I prefer applying ointment than taking oral pain reliever. ointment is soothing and it helps to relieve the muscle pain. it makes me fall asleep after rubbing some ointment to my body... i am currently using Pau liniment (a local topical ointment). the heating effect breaks through the skin so it lasts longer. i am using ping on as well.. it also helps to alleviate the pain... in fact, every night i apply some balm or ointment to help me fall asleep easily..

hii there I prefer oral pain relief than oinment.when pain is too much i prefer oral medicine and when it is mild i apply oinment.Oinment takes little time to show its effect so i use it when pain is mild.these kind of thins rarely occure to me so i am not much worried about side effect.Oral and oinment both do have some kind of side effect.

I prefer to apply ointment than tablets. Oral pain relievers may have side effects so it is better to avoid.

I do prefer also using a minty ointment to temporarily treat a muscle pain, but of course it depends on the level of pain. First thing I do, put on a minty ointment, but if in few minutes no further improvements, then I would have no other choice but to take pain reliever and snooze. I don't want to be dependent to pills either.

Since the only over the counter (OTC) pain releiver I am not allergic to is Tylenol; and, that really doesn't work very well for muscle pain - I use an ointment if I do not have enough time to apply moist heat instead. But, my preferred treatment for muscle pain is moist heat when I have the time to let it work.

Our local dollar tree has blue ointment rub (has menthol) as well as generic bengay I find those are the best to use on sore muscles. I don't like to take medicine too much. Sometimes rest or stretch exercises can help sore muscles depending on where it hurts. Take care!

Hi, khaezi. Yesterday, I let my kids rub some BenGay on my neck and shoulders. I have been having neck pain for the past week. I love the cooling effect that it has upon me. If I am in extreme pain, I will take an oral pain reliever and have the ointment rubbed on my skin too. Both can work for me.

I don't like taking any type of medication in pill form. I will use an ointment such as Icey Hot or Sore no More. I will rub it in real good and then cover it with either a t-shirt or Pj's if I'm going to bed. When I have a headache I fight it before I will take a pill. Thankfully I hardly ever get headaches.

I use efficascent oil, liniments or ginger rubs on my muscle pains. I like the minty hot feeling as I rub it on the affected ares. If after frequent use the pain is not relieved, then I'll take a pain reliever or any mefenamic acid or consult a doctor. Something might be wrong with me.

Muscle pain is due to the accumulation of lactic acid in your muscles. You will feel pain because the lactic acid is built up there and not being used up. Sometimes I think that ointments are effective but I always go for oral pain relievers. The effect is not immediate but its also better then nothing. Ointments are not very effective either.

for me as of i am suffering some muscle pain its just because of our age., and instead of taking a pain reliever tablet., i used to apply an alternative medicine or herbal medicine., much better for my body and i feel easily relieve when i used it., it can easy absorbed my muscle pain., aside from that it can lessen my expenses.,

when there is a muscle pain, its best to apply the oinment instead of pain reliever . Because pain reliever has some side/after effects. For almost all the medicines there may be side effects.So its wise to have some knowledge about the medicine before using that product.

I usually start looking for relief by using a topical cream. The one I use smells of menthol, but it also has some capsaicin (pepper) oil in it. It does make one relaxed and drowsy. If that is not effective I will take an oral pain reliever. I take quite a few vitamin and mineral supplements to help prevent soreness.

I prefer to apply an ointment like Rub A535 or one of those other minty ointmants as you put it. If the pain still occurs than I might take oral pain reliver like ibuprofe or tylenol and such.

hell0 Khaezi! when my muscles hurt me, I never take soem medicines or some other oinments, because I like to cure myself the natural way, and the only thing I do, when my muscles hurt me is to make some massage on the place where I feel the pain, and it really helps, because I am already like a specialist with the massage, I have read many books about it, and have already much experience with it