Not many people can make their way through adulthood without at least a little back pain. For many, it is a daily struggle to live with the aching joints and muscles in their back and they will do just about anything to ease the pain. But some methods come with their own set of problems like debilitating side-effects and even addiction. Nowadays, over-the-counter hemp pain patches are one of the most popular methods to treat muscle and joint pain, as well as certain types of nerve pain, without taking pills. For those with troublesome back issues, this kind of long-lasting and effective treatment is often the easiest, most side-effect-free way to manage their pain. You simply peel off the backing and stick the patch on the area of concern, then leave it there for up to four days of pain relief. This means nothing to think about or doses to remember for several days and nights when the patch is a good one, which can really be a lifesaver.

What Is a Hemp Pain Patch

A hemp pain patch is a transdermal drug delivery device system (TDDD), which is just a way of saying that it’s a skin patch containing a drug or active and a built-in way of delivering it through the skin and into the bloodstream of the wearer. The newest generation of patches offers uniform dosage over longer periods of time, repeatability of results, and real effectiveness. 

Pure Botanika Pain Patch with Hemp Extract + Menthol

What Do OTC Hemp Pain Patches For Back Pain Have In Them  

Even though this article will only address OTC and natural pain patches for back pain, it is important to always let your doctor know if you begin using a pain patch for your back in case it interacts with any other medications you are on. Some prescription-strength pain patches may also be made in OTC strength. In addition, there are the following types of OTC pain patches:

• Non-Prescription Strength NSAID Patches: used for their ability to transmit anti-inflammatory medications to address swelling and dull pain. Sometimes these also contain lidocaine, in which case they are not advised for over 8 hours of use.
• Methyl Salicylate (Wintergreen) and Menthol: derived from plant oils and are often used together. They are used for analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.

• Hemp Extract Pain Patches are in the natural pain patch category and are mostly side-effect-free. Once applied, they time-release hemp extract into the system to interact with and stimulate the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), which helps regulate our responses to pain, sleep, and mood. Some of the waterproof ones can be applied for up to four days for longer-term care.

How Do Hemp Pain Patches For Back Pain Get Absorbed?

Transdermal technology allows the actives contained in a patch to get absorbed through the skin and into the tissue layers and bloodstream below. This application has been around since the ancients when poultices or plasters were applied to the skin for ailments such as stomach distress or other aches and pains. Rapid advances in the 20th century gave us patches that are remarkably efficient and consistent for those medications that are candidates for transdermal use.

So what makes a med ideal for transdermal? Molecule size is the main factor: when the active molecules are the proper size to get through the skin cells and into the blood, often with the help of an enhancer to push it into the body, medication is a good candidate for transdermal use. 

When the patch is peeled away from the plastic and comes in contact with the skin, the active ingredients begin to diffuse through the curtain of cells in the skin and into the tissue and bloodstream below. Some patches use chemical enhancing factors or even, in the newest generation pharmaceutical patches, microneedles. Other more natural patches, like the Pure Botanika patch, depending on the natural osmosis process which takes place over time at a consistent and dependable rate until all of the active is absorbed.

What Pain Patches Are The Best For Back Pain?

Hemp patches for back pain with anti-inflammatory or pain-killing ingredients are ideal. If you are not concerned about the side effects of taking pharmaceutical medications like anesthetics, you can consider a lidocaine patch but only for up to 8 hours. If you’re looking for something more natural and longer-lasting, consider a hemp extract patch for back pain.

Hemp extract is an ideal molecule size for transdermal pain patches. It is a natural anti-inflammatory and pain-fighter with few side effects and no risk of addiction. In addition, hemp extract works with the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), which is responsible for regulating pain, mood, sleep, and other key functions. This system has receptors all over the body, including right in the skin, so a transdermal application is quite ideal for this type of treatment.

How Quickly Do Pain Patches For Back Pain Work?

Over-the-counter pain patches get to work fairly quickly on back pain for one important reason: they do not have to pass through the digestive tract like pills and other oral treatments. This is a time-consuming process that also loses a good deal of dosage to the metabolic process. It is also quite variable depending on the person. 

The quick and dependable absorption of transdermal patches is one of the biggest benefits of this type of application. In addition, hemp extract patches get to work even more quickly than others because of the ECS receptors in the skin which do not even need to wait for the medication to be absorbed in the blood in order to start working. Once those skin receptors are stimulated by the hemp molecules, the body’s ECS will already begin to respond and pain will begin to be treated.