Author:Kangdi 20-01-2022

Are you often troubled by backache, shoulder pain and knee pain, and have to apply Herbal Pain Patch to relieve that annoying symptom? Don't think that Herbal Pain Patch is only for external use and is not harmful to your health. Research shows that you can only stick one patch on your body at the same time, and sticking more than one patch is like taking too much medicine, which will cause harm to the liver and kidneys. In addition, if you are already taking painkillers, you can no longer stick the Herbal Pain Patch, otherwise it will be equivalent to repeating the medication, which will hurt the body!

Some drugs are taken internally, some are transdermal. The over the counter pain relief patches are designed to release small quantities of drug into the blood stream over a long period of time. Drug is absorbed from the patch, through the outer layers of skin, and into deeper layers. Pain relief patches may be covenient, they are still drugs and over using them may be harmful to your health.

The ingredients of many western medicine analgesic patches are mainly non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, abbreviated as NSAIDs), which have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, but if these ingredients are used in excess, they may cause damage to the liver and kidneys. Just sticking the patch, the body will absorb too much medicine and harm your health. The doctor recommends that you only stick one piece at a time. A track and field athlete died suddenly. After autopsy, it was found that he was suspected of using a lot of pain ointment, which caused the body to accumulate too much salicylic acid and died of poisoning.

In fact, any medicine can cause harm if used incorrectly. Many Herbal Pain Patches on the market are traditional Chinese medicines, and they mostly contain wintergreen oil (that is, methyl salicylate, which has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects), capsaicin (feeling hot after the patch), and peppermint (feeling cool). Other ingredients, the dosage must follow the doctor's advice.

Two types of Herbal Pain Patch:

The Herbal Pain Patch sold on the market can be divided into oily and water-based formulations in terms of material. The advantage of "oily patch" is that it is quite sticky, but the disadvantage is that it is easy to cause allergic reactions; the advantage of "water-based patch" is that it is not easy to cause allergic reactions, but the disadvantage is that it is less sticky and easy to fall off. 

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More or longer use?

There are sayings on the Internet that "the longer the Herbal Pain Patch is, the more effective it is", "the patch can be used every day", etc. In fact, not every kind of soreness is suitable for Herbal Pain Patch relief, such as degenerative arthritis, chronic tendinitis, etc., with soreness Patching can't really improve at all.

Kangdi reminds that if the pain is caused by stiff neck, muscle strain, muscle contusion, tendon inflammation, bruises, etc., Herbal Pain Patch can play a role in assisting relief when the symptoms appear soon and are mild. However, if there is no improvement after 2 to 3 days of use, you should seek medical attention.

There is also a study in Australia that shows that people with long-term low back pain will have a 13% increase in mortality, so if you have been using a sore patch for a period of time and your symptoms have not improved, you must see a doctor to find out the real cause. Take low back pain as an example. There are various causes. Cancers such as cervical cancer and ovarian cancer may also have symptoms of low back pain. The health signal of the body must not be ignored.

Many patients use Herbal Pain Patch without effect, mainly because the real cause is not found. Long-term application of anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving patches is equivalent to taking painkillers for a long time, which is harmful to health. When using Herbal Pain Patch, some people stick to it for more than 24 hours in order to save money. This is a wrong practice. The skin is airtight under the patch for a long time, and it is easy to produce allergic reactions such as redness, swelling and itching.

There is another point to pay attention to when using Herbal Pain Patch and ointment, that is, you should avoid places with wounds or eczema to avoid wound deterioration or infection. Even if it is on healthy skin, do not stick it for more than 6 hours, so as to avoid skin allergies.