Voltarol or tiger balm for joint pain relief?

Dermatologist is very good as well.

Thank you all for your responses. I will try the Voltarol tonight and let you know how I get on with it then after that I am inclined to try the Polar frost....??

I swear by Polar Frost with very good results. It was given some by a friend about 3 years ago, have used it ever since.
I have since told so many others about it that I ought to be on commission.
It costs around £7 a tube on Amazon and a bit more at Holland and Barratt but they don't always stock it in my local shop.

I don’t think topical creams cause the problems that tablets do.

I swear by Voltarol gel. But have to be careful where I put it as it’s poisonous to dogs and I don’t want her licking my hand etc. Not that I let her lick me but she curls up on my lap and I fall asleep sometimes. Also if you expose skin to sunlight with it on the skin can burn. Tiger balm only comes in small pots so wouldn’t go very far. Good to know it works on insect bites, though. I’ll try that.

My mum had hip replacement as I did and continual osteoarthritis elsewhere. She was on Voltarol it caused stomach problems I was on highest dose of Ibuprofen tablets and I now have kidney problems because of that medication. I personally try the less invasive Tiger Balm.

I’ve tried all the various gels on my back and hip pain, nothing helps like tiger balm.
I don’t use it every day only when I can’t handle the pain. I don’t take any internal pain relief.

I've never had a good result from Voltarol. It's disappointing. Tiger Balm is such a wonderful name but I've never thought of using it on joints. The Bee venom stuff sounds scary but great! Will check out both.

I find tiger balm really good for pulls and things

I think you'd find temporary relief from Tiger Balm, but products like Voltarol and Ibuprofen Gel give longer-lasting relief.

I have never heard of Tiger Balm being used for pain before. I use it to stop the itch of tick and midge bites (I get loads of both every year).

I use an ointment called 911 Bee Venom Gel from Amazon. It doesn't contain ibuprofen, so won't contraindicate other medication, has no impact on the liver, and it works.

It smells a bit, and makes me knees glow red when I use it, but it gives more or less instant relief. I use it when I get out of the bath (which is how I can see my red knees), and keep a tube by the bed in case I roll over in the night and it jars my knees.

I think that 911 have other products in the range, so if you decide to get some, make sure that it is the bee venom one.