HAs anyone used DMSO for sore muscles

[PscyclePath]

As a chemist, I'm aware that some preparations use dimethyl sulfoxide as a solvent/carrier for other medications and use its properties to carry the stuff down deep into the body tissues.

And as a chemist and knowing the stuff's properties, I'd rather keep hurting/aching before I used that stuff on myself, or my hound dog.

Tom

[farrellcollie]

I am very careful about what I put on the herding dogs. I am a lot more willing to experiment on myself, but perhaps there is a reason DSMO is not more popular or used in more sports creams. The Wintercrest stuff smells better to me (and my partner) than tiger balm for example and it felt good for a fairly long time. I am not certain how much DSMO it has in it - it just lists it as an ingredient. But perhaps better safe than smelling okay.

[aicabsolut]

I have no problem using DMSO with my bare hands when treating horses. In fact, it makes my knuckles feel amazingly good. I also don't experience the garlic taste, smell funky, or have any other side effects. However, that's pretty atypical. Most of my friends would cringe when they'd see me just slather on a handful of DMSO. I've never gotten it anywhere other than my hands, so maybe it could burn me in other places. I've had some horses completely freak out when it's been applied to them in certain areas. I wouldn't mess around with DMSO the same way as I'd slather on typical muscle rubs for human use. You're tempting me to try that Wintercrest stuff on my joints as I've got the same injury in my ankle as horses get in their hocks, for which we'd rub on some DMSO after exercise.

[SlowButSteady]

In the Eighties, it was the thing to use for lots of stuff in the veterinary field. We used it in small animal medicine when we used caparsolate to treat heartworms and would get swollen legs from extravasation.

YUK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is undoubtedly the nastiest smelling/tasting stuff in the world when you accidentally get a little bit on you. And I could even taste it when we had a dog in the clinic that it had been used on.

Glad we don't use it any more!

[luckyfiddle]

Love DMSO. I know people that use the Wintercrest and swear by it. I have used it on my horses for years and have actually had a doctor ask me if I had it. When I said yes, he said use it on your neck when it won't release. My head hurt every day. It was just a matter of how much and if it would turn into a migraine. Just like anything, it should be used with discretion and appropriately. I can taste it even before I use it. One more thought, mine is diluted so it isn't full strength.

[Tokie]

I have an acquainted who has used DMSO over the years for various ailments. He has an incurable brain tumor now. We have all wondered in retrospect if the use of DMSO was a wise choice.