Am not a doc...But if you have never heard of DMSO-stands for dimethyl sulfoxide, check it out. I keep it in my home & its both weird & amazing at what it can do for pain. You can order it at dmsostore.com. Study it for yourself & decide if its for you. If you use it-be sure the area its applied to is free of any thing except the dmso. It will rapidly absorb with it anything else in that area. I hope you get to feeling better.