Pain
Pain is the most common reason for physician consultation in the United States. It is a major symptom in many medical conditions, and can significantly interfere with a person's quality of life and general functioning.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks flexible (synovial) joints. About 1% of the world's population has RA, women three times more often than men. It can be a disabling and painful condition, which can lead to substantial loss of functioning and mobility if not adequately treated.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a group of mechanical abnormalities involving degradation of joints, including articular cartilage and subchondral bone. Symptoms may include joint pain, tenderness, stiffness, locking, and sometimes an effusion.
Capsaicin in topical form is promoted mainly for pain caused by conditions such as arthritis and general muscle soreness. The FDA approved a topical form of capsaicin for treating pain more than twenty years ago.
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic neuropathy is neuropathic disorder that is associated with diabetes mellitus. Diabetic neuropathy affects all peripheral nerves including pain fibers, motor neurons and the autonomic nervous system.
Capsaicin cream is reducing the amount of pain caused by diabetic neuropathy (a nerve disorder). Nerve pain (also called neuropathic pain) is often experienced by patients after cancer surgery and may be felt as numbness, tingling, burning, shooting, or electric-shock-like pain.