Pain is the oldest medical problem man face and pain management or complete removal of such has been the ultimate goal of medical professionals. From ancient medicine practices to modern day healthcare professionals, each of them has their own suggestion or recommendation of the best pain relief from medications to topical solutions like creams, gels and ointments. With this, many studies have been conducted on the best pain medication and an array of simple studies for genuine pain relief ointment.
The oldest and most famous kind of ointment worldwide is the herbal ointment. Tiger Balm is one of the leading brands of herbal ointment available in the market today. It is the oldest form of herbal ointment whose origin can be tracked back to the great Chinese emperor time. Way, way back, it makes use of a tiger bone as main ingredient but today the product is completely herbal. It is good for muscular pain relief, back pain relief as well as for stomach ache, migraines, heartburn and even mosquito bites.
The stinging feeling of an ointment is the one responsible in dilating the vessels which bring more blood to the surface where it assists faster healing. Overtime the relief might just be more of a psychological nature than a physiological one.
What does that mean? For a clear illustration, a few senior citizen claims that a specific brand of ointment treats them of pains and aches just by the smell and that is because they have been using the ointment for more than fifteen years. Indeed the brain is an amazing piece of machinery so that it can make the connection between the smell and immediate relief of pain. When it does that then it begins to release its natural endorphins that are responsible in decreasing the pain.
No one can deny that ointment is having a tremendous commercial success in relieving back pain and other pain temporarily and that alone makes them popular among consumers. However, the Food and Drug Administration have warned consumers to be careful. According to Andrea Leonard-Segal, M.D., “just because it is not a pill and does not require a doctor’s prescription, does not mean that they do not cause harm at all if misused or overused” (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research).
Thus they recommend that consumers should always read the label carefully and follow directions for all over the counter products and that include ointments. Ointments are topical product which is applied in the skin and thus penetrate the skin and enters the blood stream. The medicines in this ointment may cause problems if not use as directed. Thus it is important to be aware of these things and should be careful to follow directions.