"i bought tiger balm over the counter to help ease my shoulder and neck pain and possibly to try on my back as i get stiff and feel constant pain due to a previous back injury. i use this ontop of strong medication (after consulting the gp)  to help my muscle pain. it leaves a cold tingly feeling if you use it on a large area but it doesn&#039;t last long, helped the flexibility in my back and eased off the muscle pain in my neck and shoulders. it lasts for a few hours and doesn&#039;t smell too bad. i have the red ointment one with cinnamon in and its not an unpleasant smell. the balm does stick to your fingers a bit and takes a bit of scrubbing to get off. but overall a very good option for topical pain/joint medication. would recommend trying!"