Muscle cramps, stiff shoulders, torn muscles and back pains…these are physical pains that even healthy and active women suffer through on a day to day basis. The causes are easily recognizable; we have all seen it or experience it ourselves. Sitting long hours in front of the computer and the concentration plus work-related stress stiffen the shoulder muscles, causing discomfort. Then we engage in strenuous cardio exercises like running, which wears at the joints, or squats and weight training which easily tears muscles. Later, we even bend over stoves and kitchen sinks, which can result in back pains.

It is well enough to sit down, lay down, take a painkiller or occasionally treat ourselves to a massage, but the relieving effects never seem to last long enough. In the latest development of massage therapy, topical cooling analgesics like Biofreeze are brought in to bring clients more lasting comfort. It is a more natural alternative to traditional pain relief pills and it offers effective topical relief. It works by cryotherapy, which is application of low temperatures. Biofreeze products have a unique formula that uses active menthol. Upon contact with skin, it stimulates sensory receptors to send cooling sensations to the brain instead of the pain sensations, which is the natural way ice is effective in numbing pain.

Moreover, it can be used for alleviating the pain of arthritis. The anecdote that Biofreeze was created especially for a grandmother’s arthritis is a touching one. Massage therapists are incorporating Biofreeze in their treatments but Biofreeze is really something we can privately use at home. While we cannot suffer the pain for our parents and grandparents, one way we can take care of them and ourselves, is by buying effective pain relief solutions.

Biofreeze has created a wide range of portable and easy-to-apply products that save us from asking for ice and freezing our skin. There is gel, wipes, spray and roll-ons just to name a few, and most of them are available in smaller containers that can be carried to revive that stiff knee and neck.

Massage therapists and clinics are using Biofreeze to help their clients and patients on their road to long-term recovery from work-related pains, sport injuries or joint problems. Its effects are recognized and for those of us lucky enough to not need to visit the clinician or the therapist so often, Biofreeze is something helpful for coping instantly with those pain emergencies.