Where to get heating patches for muscle pain?

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One like this :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ThermaCare-T...5905933&sr=8-4

Is this considered as "over the counter" here ? Can I just go and buy it from the pharmacy ?

Is it also available at Coop/Migros ? I don't recall seeing it there though and how much would it cost?

Many thanks!

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Hi nasa

You can get plasters in the chemist some are medicated and others are a natural remedy.

I used Flector EP for tennis elbow and other local aches and pains and have had good results. However when my tennis elbow refused to get better I needed a strong anti-inflammatory oral tablet but was also prescribed a relieving plaster that didn't interfere with the medication.

In German it's called "Capsicum N plus". It's chilly and wintergreen oil and it works a treat.

Neither of them come cheap so if you are in constant pain I'd advise you to see your doctor and get them on your insurance.

Get better soon.

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Hi Oldhand,

Many thanks for the detailed information and for your wishes

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You can get them over the counter from some pharmacies. The Sun Store pharmacy chain stocks them down here.

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Update...

I just thought to share the information, in case someone would need it in the future (may all of you be in a good health).

So I found a heating patch in the pharmacy, its name is " Traumalix dolo- Thermo patch". A pack of five is for 15.70 CHF, its contains mainly wintergreen oil and capsicum, though the warming effect its produces-at least for me- was not as expected.

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Thank you for the info - what do you mean it was not as expected though?

Hotter or not as hot as you'd hoped? Some odd sensation to it?

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The cashier at Migros gave us samples of Axa Nova active gel yesterday. The same company makes heating and cooling patches that are sold at Migros, SportXX, and LeShop.ch.

A box of heating patches (power patch) has 7 patches for Sfr 14.80. A box of cooling patches has 5 patches for Sfr. 13.80.

Hmmm. They only show the cooling patches at LeShop . Maybe they're temporarily out of the heating patches.

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Actually, not as hot as I hoped.