Voltaren can help with some of the joint pain. I wouldn't put it on the fingers though - you need to wash your hands pretty thoroughly after applying it to other parts of the body - rubbing an itch on your eye would be a pretty nasty experience if you had voltaren on your finger.
I just bought a bottle of Bigeloil, hoping it'll help my own OA pain. It's a horse liniment that is pretty popular I guess with the Senior set, made by Absorbine (remember Absorbine Jr? Same company). Ingredients are mostly menthol, with salicylic acid and methyl salicylate (both chemical components of both aspirin and of willow bark), juniper berry, thyme, rubbing alcohol, and water.
The only real treatment for my OA will be a hip replacement at this point, so pain management is the best I can hope for until then.
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