New year's resolutions to exercise more sometimes need pain relief aids to keep on goal
Summer and all the activity that you engage in during those warm (or hot) days is long past. Winter has arrived and with it the tendency to slow down or actually stop "doing" those things that keep our bodies strong, active, and alive.After the indulgences of the holidays, our bodies feel sluggish and, yes, perhaps a bit heavier or thicker around the middle. That means we've got to get moving. Get stretching. Get exercising. And doing those things after a few weeks of inactivity can prove to cause bone wearying and muscle aching. And if you've not done those treadmill jaunts or bike rides, lifted or pulled on the weights for awhile, then your body is going to give you a rude awakening. You're going to feel it!
I have found that my first line of defense is heat (or for some, ice) and then applying a topical product. Sometimes a gel, a spray, a cream, and one of the patches. I've found some to help and some to do nothing. But before I pop a pill, I try topical!
Salonpas® has a great assortment of products in types and sizes that will fit many needs. Did you know that..... they have...
The First and Only FDA-Approved OTC Pain Patch. SALONPAS® PAIN RELIEF PATCH is the first and only FDA-Approved OTC topical pain patch for the temporary relief of mild to moderate muscles and joints aches and pains associated with arthritis, sprains, strains, bruises and simple backache.
I really like their 4% Lidocain patch. I've seen prescription lidocain patches used in emergency rooms and prescribed for those with lots of pain, but this is the first I've seen where you can get it right off of the drug store shelf!
The spray can is super good for applying a quick shot to those hard to reach spots and is fast drying. I love that Salonpas® has such a great variety of products and several sizes of patches. If you like "chilling" or "icy" pain relief, they've got it. If you like it "hot," they've got it. If you want small or large patches, it is available. The gel, spray, and patches provide easy to use topical applications that might be just what your aches and pains need.
So get moving! Get busy! Salonpas® is "spot on" for relief. And they are so confident in their product, that they are going to provide one of Chat With Vera's readers a box of their pain-relieving-goodies.
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The 3 products I would choose for my family are Salonpas® Pain Relieving GEL-PATCH HOT, Salonpas® Pain Relieving Patch LARGE and the Salonpas® Jet Spray because they're easy to apply and you don't have the smell on your fingers. I had no idea that SalonPas was founded in 1934 but it makes sense to me that they started in the Asian market. I remember my grandmother using it years and years ago.
ReplyDeleteI read the post titled Keeping Down The Price Of Keeping Pain Away. I didn't know that the cost of prescription pain-relieving patches have sky-rocketed.
ReplyDeleteI remember my mother having really bad pain and the doctors prescribing a patch. The insurance company was quite reticent about paying for it and only approved a couple of times. It was very expensive.
DeleteFirst I like the Salonpas® Jet Spray. I like that you can get one area cold fast. This would help my lower back. Second I like the Salonpas® Pain Relief Patch The Only 12-Hour OTC Topical Pain Reliever. I have shoulder pain that this could help for 12 hours. Third I like Salonpas® Pain Relieving GEL-PATCH HOT. This would be good for my husband's back pain. It is good spot pain.
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ReplyDeleteI have tried their great pain products before and these are three of my favorites; Salonpas® Jet Spray, Salonpas® DEEP Relieving Gel, and Salonpas® Arthritis Pain Patch.
ReplyDeleteThis method would help me a lot; Write it Down: When you write down your resolutions, you are taking the time to state your goals. This give you time to reflect and ponder what you really do want to achieve in 2017.
ReplyDeletethe lidocaine patches, the pain patches in the green box and the gel. the lodocaine patch Desensitizes aggravated nerves.
ReplyDeleteI learned from A New Year: Time to Reflect and Renew to Celebrate Each Milestone
ReplyDeleteI like Salonpas® Pain Relieving GEL-PATCH HOT, Jet Spray and NEW Salonpas® LIDOCAINE Pain Relieving Gel-Patch.
ReplyDeleteI like the 3 products I picked because they work well for my hubby and me. We like how easy they are to use with less mess...
ReplyDeleteI read A New Year: Time to Reflect and Renew...Write resolutions down. This seems like a good idea. I am hoping this may help me stick to it!
ReplyDeleteI have used the pain relief patch and loved them. I have torn meniscus and torn acl, also severe arthritis under my knee cap and a baker's cyst behind my knee on the back of my leg. I would love to try the spray for the back of my leg and the gel patches for my knee and lower back as I have scoliosis and arthritis there as well.
ReplyDeleteI read Keeping Down The Price Of Keeping Pain Away, I was shocked at the price of the prescription was so high.
ReplyDeleteI love the Lidocaine patches, Arthritis pain patches, and the jets spray. I learned that Salonpas is FDA apapproved.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of neck, arm, back and leg pain and find Salonpas heat products are very helpful. I very much would like to try the patch, as well.
ReplyDeletei like the new Lidocaine patches, i used to have prescription ones. i like the 12 hrs patch and the quick relief spray. i learned they have a sympton relief identifier which helps you chose the best product to use. the patches are long lasting and do not interfere with the digestive system
ReplyDeletei read how stress affects your pain. which it does. it you are stressed out, the pain comes on more quickly, and more intense. the more relaxed you are the less the pain.
ReplyDeleteJET SPRAY - Gel rub - Gel Patch HOT
ReplyDeleteactive ingredients in SALONPAS® is absorbed through the skin and go directly to the pain site.
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ReplyDeleteTHIS IS THE ONE THING I DO BUT TRY NOT TO .....Don’t Sit Too Long – When traveling by plane, train or car during the holidays, managing pain can be difficult.
We like to try the ff: 1) NEW Salonpas® LIDOCAINE Pain Relieving Gel-Patch, 2)Salonpas® Pain Relieving GEL-PATCH HOT and 3) Salonpas® Arthritis Pain Patch. These would be perfect for my father who suffers from back pain. I learned that Salonpas Topical pain relief products require a lower dose of medicine, because they target relief where you need it.
ReplyDeleteLidocaine Pain Releiving Gel Patch, Deep Relieving Gel, pain relieving gel patch hot.
ReplyDeleteI find these products interesting because it doesn't go through your digestive system. That definitely becomes a problem with other pain relievers
Keeping Down The Price Of Keeping Pain Away
ReplyDeleteI learned that the lidocaine salonpas products are much cheaper than prescription options for pain and it helps you save a lot of money paying for over the counter options
My husband and I could use the Salonpas® Pain Relieving Patch, Salonpas® Jet Spray and Salonpas® Pain Relieving GEL-PATCH HOT. I learned that Capsaicin, which is derived from chili peppers, also creates a warming sensation which helps provide long lasting relief.
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I read the article: Keeping Down The Price Of Keeping Pain Away. I learned that Americans spend about $424 billion a year on prescription drugs. Salonpas Lidocaine 4% Pain Relieving Gel Patch costs about $12 for a box of six patches or about $60 for 30 patches.
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pain relieving gel patches, deep relieving gel, and the jet spray. The gel patches are unscented.
ReplyDeleteWhen the body releases the fight or flight response, muscles tense, causing additional pain for patients. Common muscle pain or tension locations are the neck, shoulders, face, jaw, lower back, and the abdominal. from http://salonpas.us/blog/stress-affects-pain/
ReplyDeleteI would use the Salonpas® Pain Relieving Patch, Salonpas® LIDOCAINE Pain Relieving Gel-Patch and Salonpas® DEEP Relieving Gel. The Lidocaine patches have the maximum strength available without a prescription.
ReplyDeleteI love the Salonpas DEEP Relieving Gel, Pain Relieving GEL-PATCH HOT, and NEW Salonpas LIDOCAINE Pain Relieving Gel-Patch. I love that the Lidocaine Pain Relieving Gel- Patch provides temporary relief of pain associated with back, neck, shoulders, knees and elbows.
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I find it interesting that Salonpas has the maximum strength available without a prescription. The pain relieving patches, jet spray and deep relieving gel would benefit both myself and my husband.
ReplyDeleteI read the article "How Stress Affects Pain"and learned that stress affects a person’s cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and even muscular systems — meaning that stress is both physical and mental.
ReplyDeleteThe different patches, the large, the regular and the ones with lidocane in them.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting as these are FDA approved. I was unaware the others like Icy Hot were not.