Recommend me a pain relief spray/gel please?

[stephec]

I've got a frozen shoulder that physio hasn't done much to improve so he's now referred me to a shoulder specialist, luckily my work's Bupa is taking care of the bills.

In the meantime he suggested a gel or spray for the pain so that I can get some proper sleep, what do you suggest would be a good one, preferably something I can get at Tesco in the next few hours?

 

[newts]

I used a freeze gel similar to this when I had a frozen shoulder. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/259587023
Adjusting your sleep position with extra pillows helps too.

 

[Drago]

Adhesive capsulitis is horrible. You have my sympathy.

If at possible let it heal naturally. I had a capsular release on mine as Mrs D was in the middle of an MS relapse and I needed to be back and on top of my game ASAP. Yes, it did the trick and I was "better" fairly quickly but it still troubles me a decade on. When the other side went I'm left it to heal naturally and it did, and once better it was 100% better.

I used Ibuleve at the time but don't recall it being especially helpful.

 

[Sharky]

Voltarol max.

You should be able to buy these from local chemists (boots etc). There are two strengths 1.6 and 2.2ish.

I used on my fractured pelvis and my OH uses it on a sprained wrist. Seemed to help a little.

 

[vickster]

Voltaren gel 2.32%, heat, steroid injection after seeing surgeon. Tesco pharmacy should be able to sell you a few of the lower dose co-codamol tablets too or Solpadeine plus 400mg ibuprofen (if able to take).

I had to have more surgery after developing adhesive capsulitis after a labral repair (if Bupa paying, may well be what the shoulder specialist recommends if steroid doesn't resolve).

Non post surgical frozen shoulder should resolve in time, but many months potentially not weeks!

 

[stephec]

I used a freeze gel similar to this when I had a frozen shoulder. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/259587023
Adjusting your sleep position with extra pillows helps too.

Thanks everyone, I've got some of this now and it looks like it's going to do the job.

 

[stephec]

WTF do they make this stuff out of? 😂

 

[stephec]

Adhesive capsulitis is horrible. You have my sympathy.

If at possible let it heal naturally. I had a capsular release on mine as Mrs D was in the middle of an MS relapse and I needed to be back and on top of my game ASAP. Yes, it did the trick and I was "better" fairly quickly but it still troubles me a decade on. When the other side went I'm left it to heal naturally and it did, and once better it was 100% better.

I used Ibuleve at the time but don't recall it being especially helpful.

I know where it's come from.

As I can't get to the gym regularly I've had a pull up bar on the side of the house for a few years, so I decided in the summer to get a set of dip bars as well and within a few weeks I was doing 3 x 10 per day. Unfortunately I forgot that they're not always a brilliant exercise for the shoulders and should probably have gone a little bit easier, when I used to train regularly my pulling exercises were always better than the pushing ones.

All of a sudden I had pain in both shoulders, which the physio has helped with the left one but the right is more stubborn, probably doesn't help that I started with tennis elbow in the same arm a month ago.

 

[Drago]

In my case it was hereditary. My Dad had each go in his forties, one at a time, and I followed suit.

 

[mjr]

WTF do they make this stuff out of? 😂

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I think almost anything made mainly with paraffin jelly has that warning now!