My back gets sore from time to time.
Sometimes I go months with no pain but....every now and again....and sometimes associated with certain projects I am involved with.....the back gets sore.
I think it's mostly the muscles.
While I have used various over the counter meds such as Aleve and Advil, I believe external treatments to be friendlier to your system than anything internal so I have continually searched for those applications.
Well yesterday I bought something that really helped and was easy to use.
It's a patch that you apply to your back and it has adhesive so it stays put. I put it on late evening and slept with it and woke up this morning and my back feels great...no issues.
It's mostly menthol based but there are some other ingredients such as aloe.
The patch I bought came from WalMart, was in a single envelope, and cost just under a dollar.
Here is the manufacturer:
WellPatch® -
They have several variations but mine is the "WellPatch COOL&WARM Backache Relief Patch"
Hope this info helps someone....