FOR ACHES AND PAINS

ActiPatch Muscle and Joint Pain, £20.28, amazon.co.uk THIS device consists of a flexible wire loop that goes around the painful area and is attached to the skin using supplied medical adhesives. The loop produces 1,000 electromagnetic pulses a second, which target the nerves and muscles and dampen the perception of pain, it’s claimed.

‘Provides long-lasting pain relief with no side- effect,’ says the manufacturer. ‘Relieves muscle and joint soreness, strains and sprains, arthritis and more.’

‘ Nerve cells can remain in a high state of activity even after an injury heals,’ says Dr Clare Morrison, a GP at med express.co.uk. ‘This is comfortable and can be worn under clothes.’