Best pain relief gel or other tips for bad back?

[Cumberlover76]

DH has lower back pain, probably pulled something at work and has asked me to pick up some pain relief gel, he said get the strongest but i've no idea what that might be. Any recommendations of the best gel to use, ideally that they sell in Superdrug or Wilko as i have 10% off in both shops and don't want to spend over £5 if possible as low on funds until next week.

Normal painkillers and alternate between hot water bottle and ice pack.

Alternative paracetamol and ibuprofen. Gels don't work for me, use heat / cold.
Tell him to lie on the floor on his back, bend his knees upto his chest and rock up and down his spine (iykwim). Or when sitting pull each leg alternately up to his chest to stretch the lower back.

Yep, just get some standard ibuprofen tablets - you can get them pretty cheaply these days. When I had a bad back, my dh bought some gel (£7 ish a tube ) - I preferred the humble tablet, it worked much better for me. And yy to a hot water bottle.

Paracetamol tablets(and ibuprofen if he is not allergic) and stick on heat patches might just come in under budget. The curaheat patches are half price in Co-op pharmacy at present if that helps? If you want a gel, own brand is often cheaper.

These are the bees knees and at that price you can get own brand paracetamol and ibuprofen and job done.

Do hope he feels better soon. It takes time so tell him to lay off the lifting etc for a good while.