My father is 76, and just starting to have pain from arthritis in the back and knees. I was hoping you guys could suggest something that would work a good portion of the day - - or at least from breakfast until dinner (he tends to be much less active at night most nights…..he does go dancing a couple nights a week)

What do suggest that is available over the counter?

Thanks all
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For someone his age he is really good shape. He only takes a low dose of blood pressure medication. I was planning on getting the okay from his doctor, but I was just wondering what other people found to be helpful for more than a few hours, because it would be easier for him to take something only once a day…..

Thanks for the suggestions all
Because the pain is directly between his shoulder blades and a couple inches below, I think he would have a real hard timewith applying topicals…(though I really like tiger balm too, lol) There are some good answers here. I’m going to leave it open for a couple more days in case people starred it and others want to answer. I’ll email this to my Dad, and see what he has to say….

Thanks everyone.

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