Review (5/5): Dramatically Reduces Pain When Surgery Not An Option
This certainly does lessen pain. I have spent a great deal of time and money on damaged vertebrae in my neck. Doctors, MRIs, xrays, physical therapy and special pillows enabled me to turn my head enough to drive, but the pain was still there and very sharp. Only 50% success was predicted with surgery so I declined. At my gym are many equestrians, and they told me they used the same DMSO on their hands and sore muscles that they used for their horses and got from their vets. They all said they had used it for years (for themselves as well as for their horses) without problems. They did say it is important to wash hands after using to avoid problems getting it in eyes, nose, etc.
I don't have a horse or a horse vet. But I looked on the Internet and discovered what I was told was true, and Amazon sold human versions of DMSO. This was my second order of DMSO cream. A friend swiped mine after he tried it and it stopped the pain from the torn miniscus in his knee. Yes, a man. A man with a bad knee who needs to earn his living pressure cleaning, painting houses, crawling under sinks for plumbing, etc. He did not care that it smelled like Roses, only that it worked and would help him on the job. As a female, I like the Roses but the fragrance doesn't last long anyway.
Every morning after my shower I massage the cream into my neck tendons and vertebrae. Then I wash my hands and continue with my morning routine. By the time I am ready to dress, the cream has absorbed and most pain is gone. I try to apply more cream at night, giving it time to absorb before crawling into bed. Although this is a topical (surface) application, it seems to have a lasting effect - if I forget it at night there still seems to be less pain in the morning than I used to experience.
The jar will last a long time. You only want enough to enable massaging it into the joints or muscles. Too much and you will just have to wipe it off before dressing.