I use the Lidoderm patch and love it. It really helps take the edge off. I cut it for my hand. It was prescribed for "desensitization" of my scar on my hand, but I use it on my hip for really bad arthritis there. I have trouble with the stairs, getting up from a chair or out of car, and the patch really works well. (My dad also has a really bad back; herniated disks, past surgeries, and arthritis, and I put it on him, nad it helped.