Put a small dab on your index finger and rub it in on the place of pain. You can ask your doctor to prescribe more. She actually prescribed more than that but insurance would only cover 6. It is worth $30 off.

In fact, it's the only thing that helps, other than ice and avoiding certain activities. I'll stick to mentholbased topicals, and pills when it gets intolerable. For a sprained ankle or arthritic hands, it can be great. For something widespread, or deep inside you like certain hip joint problems, it's just not suitable.

Also, the doctor suggests it might help the muscle pain in my lower back. I suspect it might be too deep for the gel to reach. Can anyone offer experience or opinions? I use just enough to cover where the pain is.

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Voltaren gel did absolutely nothing for me. I don't know what the heck is wrong with me since nothing ever helps or works. Thank you for your replies! I'm generic voltaren side effects to do more without provoking knee pain, which allows me to be more active, which helps my back pain too.

To register please click here. Hi, haven't been around in a while (been feeling well and been busy, yay! I recently started using it for my fairly minor longtime knee pain, and the package says to use 4 grams per joint, up to four times per day. Has anyone gotten away with using significantly less?