Voltaren Gel for PF?

[spyrosmom]

I broke down and went to the Dr today for my PF, it is driving me insane. Way worse than it has ever been. Along with ice, stretch, the usual, she prescribed something called Voltaren gel, it is an NSAID cream/gel to go directly on my foot 2x a day. Apparantly, it works rather quickly as well. Any of you have any experience with this? She want to try the easy/conservative way 1st, which I agree with, and then if it doesn't clear, off to the podiatrist I go for more intensive treatment. I keep wanting to call it Voltron gel. Gonna make me a superhero robot

Nan

 

[syzygy314]

LOL! Voltron! I love Voltron!

I have never been prescribed Voltaren. My PF has not been bad enough (knock on wood). I hope it works for you! PF is so annoying! Not to mention uncomfortable and painful! Hope you get relief quickly!

 

[banslug]

I've never tried that either, but at my last 5K one of the freebies in my bag was something called Cramp 911. On a whim, I put it on my heal for my PF and I was amazed at how quickly it worked. I tried to get my hands on some for my half last weekend but nobody local carried it. I hope that Voltaren continues to keep you happy!

Gayle

 

[ImFiddY]

I have it for my knee that had surgery. It does not seem to help the knee too much.

I found for PF the best thing to do was to wear the night brace. Within a week I'm feeling good.

 

[FiddleFit]

YES!! Here in Canada we can buy it without a prescription, and I've been using it for my very sore hip. It works like a charm!! As sold here, it's a milder dose of a topical anti-inflammatory called Diclofenac (or something like that) that my doctor initially prescribed for me a year ago. Both the prescription version and the over-the-counter version work very quickly and effectively for me.

I brought my Voltaren gel to a fitness retreat I attended last weekend. On Saturday night, after 12 hours of non-stop exercise, I was the most popular person in the room; me and my Voltaren, that is .