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tveguy3 said:When I was a kid, we used to slap some mud on it. Later my mother heard that sprikling it with meat tenderizer was supposed to help, but unless you are alergic to them, it only hurts for a little while. Some people swear that a bee sting helps their arthritis pain.

As a former first responder, I can say that the meat tenderizer does help....BUT....only if you are NOT alergic to the papain in it...if you are you could make matters worse.