Body and joint pain can sometimes restrict your movement and daily routine. Voltarol® pain relieving products can reduce the pain, helping to ease discomfort and get you back on your feet.
 
 

Voltarol® products first became available over the counter in 2002 having been previously available only on prescription.  Voltarol® products come in different formats such as Emulgel® gel, tablets and heat patches. The active ingredient in both Voltarol® Emulgel® and Voltarol® tablets is diclofenac. Diclofenac belongs to a group of medicines called ‘non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs’ (NSAIDs), to which ibuprofen also belongs.  NSAIDs can be used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation and fever. Voltarol Thermal Patches are heat patches and can help ease pain for up to 10 hours. Voltarol Thermal Patch is a medical device.

The word ‘pain’ is widely used to describe a large range of body aches and hurts. Pain is one of the body’s most important protective response mechanisms. Just like shivering and sweating are natural temperature regulating responses to cold and heat, so pain can act as a warning, guarding against further damage to the body
 
 

When tissue is damaged chemicals known as prostaglandins are released at the site of injury causing:

• Pain through increasing the sensitivity of the pain receptors
• Reddening, swelling and warmth in the painful area.

Diclofenac works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins and so helps to manage pain and swelling.