Nursing an aching back

I’m a student, which means I sit all day in classes, listening to lectures. Then I drive home, sitting. I come home, sit some more and type up 30 pg. papers for school. All this sitting really aches my back! I’m going to share some tips with you that have helped relieve some of the pain in my back on those long days of sitting around.

1. IcyHot patch. Wow this feels really good. This patch works fast and relieves the pain wherever you put the patch. The downfall? It’s so little! Many times my back pain isn’t centralized so this has to be put on the worst spot. However, I get tension in my shoulders, too, so I need more than a small patch.

2. StopPain. It’s a spray that is like IcyHot. I think its really cool because it reaches a larger area and goes to work immediately. You can really feel it penetrating. However, it doesn’t eliminate the pain entirely and the tiny beads of spray linger in the air, which you can taste. I hate that! Also, it ends up feeling really cold on your skin after awhile.

3. Excedrin Back and Body. This works ok. It’s like taking an Ibuprofen, really. After I finish this bottle, I don’t think I’d buy it again. It’s not worth the extra money when it does the same as other pain relievers.