The Relief Index
Discounts live now · Issue No. 021 · Updated 2 Aug 2026 · 5 products tested

Five pain-relief products, tested until the novelty wore off.

Everything in this category promises the same thing, and most of it is judged after a week — which is exactly when anything new still feels like it's working. We used these five for six weeks each and wrote down what held up, what faded, and who each one is genuinely wrong for.

6
weeks per product
5
products, 4 pain types
46–70%
off, running right now
★ Ranked #1 overall46% OFF
Pulsetto vagus nerve stimulator
Pulsetto
Vagus nerve stimulator · Device
9.6/10
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Where does your pain actually live?

These five solve genuinely different problems, and buying the wrong one is the most common way people conclude that "nothing works". Pick the line closest to your situation — no email, nothing to fill in.

The shortlist

All five, side by side

Scored on evidence, real user reports, cost per week, return policy, and how honestly each brand describes what it sells.

#ProductTypeScoreBest forDiscount
01 PulsettoVagus nerve stimulator Device
9.6
 Nerve-driven pain and tension 46% OFF View
02 KinzenoTriple-action massage gel Topical
9.4
 A specific joint or muscle 70% OFF View
03 EMSenseTriple-therapy foot massager Device
9.1
 Foot pain and numbness 60% OFF View
04 Derila ErgoContoured memory foam pillow Sleep
8.7
 Neck and back pain on waking 55% OFF View
05 Nerve ArmorNerve support supplement Supplement
8.3
 Nerve pain with no clear source Up to 69% OFF View
In detail

The five, in full

What each one is actually good at — and the drawback worth knowing before you pay.

01
Pulsetto vagus nerve stimulator
9.6/10
Editor's pick

Pulsetto

Wearable vagus nerve stimulator · Device

A neck-worn band that sends gentle pulses to the vagus nerve in sessions of about four minutes. Its companion app has five programs, one of them built for pain. It works a level up from everything else here: instead of treating a sore joint, it targets the nervous system that's amplifying the signal — which is why it suits pain that burns, radiates or moves around more than pain with one obvious source.

What worked

  • You feel something in one session, not in three weeks
  • Nothing to swallow, no painkillers involved
  • 30-day money-back window and a 2-year warranty

Worth knowing

  • By far the biggest upfront cost on this list
  • Pain is one of five programs, not the device's sole purpose
  • If your pain has one clear physical source, start cheaper
46% Discount is live todayNo code needed — it applies on the official site
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02
Kinzeno triple-action massage gel jar
9.4/10
Best value

Kinzeno

Triple-action massage gel · Arnica, MSM & boswellia

A drug-free gel you work into the spot that hurts. It's the most direct thing on this list: no device to charge, no programme to follow, and the two minutes of massage you do while applying it is quietly part of why it helps. If you can point at your pain with one finger, start here — it's also the cheapest entry point of the five.

What worked

  • Acts exactly where you feel it, with no build-up period
  • Drug-free, so it stacks with anything else here
  • Lowest cost of entry on this list, by a wide margin

Worth knowing

  • Relief is temporary — it's a routine, not a one-off fix
  • Poor fit for widespread or nerve-type pain
  • Topicals vary a lot from person to person
70% Discount is live todayNo code needed — it applies on the official site
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03
EMSense triple-therapy foot massager
9.1/10
Best for feet

EMSense

Triple-therapy foot massager · Device

A padded wrap that fastens around one foot at a time, combining EMS pulses, vibration and heat — five heat levels from 40 °C to 60 °C — in a single session. Feet are the one area nothing else here reaches well — a gel is awkward to apply and a neck device does nothing for them. If your complaint is burning, tingling or numbness in the feet rather than a sore joint, this is the only product on the list built for it.

What worked

  • Purpose-built for feet, where the other four don't reach
  • Strap it on and sit — the heat is the part you feel first
  • One purchase, no refills or consumables

Worth knowing

  • One foot at a time, and useless for any pain above the ankle
  • Numbness and tingling in the feet can signal something that needs a diagnosis — see a doctor first
  • Not for use with a pacemaker or during pregnancy
60% Discount is live todayNo code needed — it applies on the official site
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04
Derila Ergo contoured memory foam pillow
8.7/10
Best for morning pain

Derila Ergo

Contoured memory foam pillow · Sleep

A contoured memory-foam pillow that holds the head and neck in a neutral line. It belongs on a pain list for one reason: if you go to bed fine and wake up sore, the cause is eight hours of bad alignment, not anything a gel or a device can undo afterwards. This is the only entry that removes a cause rather than treating a symptom.

What worked

  • Addresses a cause, not a symptom
  • One purchase — no refills, no charging
  • Risk-free trial period, so a bad fit costs you nothing

Worth knowing

  • Several nights before the shape stops feeling strange
  • Does nothing for pain that's already there during the day
  • Stomach sleepers adapt to it far less easily
55% Discount is live todayNo code needed — it applies on the official site
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05
Nerve Armor nerve support supplement bottle
8.3/10
The only supplement here

Nerve Armor

Nerve support supplement · 60 capsules

The only capsule on this list, and the only entry that works from the inside rather than on the spot. It earns a place because nerve pain is the one type nothing external reaches well — but it also sits last, and the reason is below.

What worked

  • 60-day money-back guarantee — the longest on this list
  • Reaches nerve pain that has no single physical source
  • Cheapest way in if you buy the multi-bottle pack

Worth knowing

  • Its sales page claims more than the evidence supports — that is why it ranks last
  • Weeks before you can judge it, unlike everything above
  • Check with a doctor if you take any medication
69% Discount is on the bundles onlyA single bottle is full price — the saving comes with the 6-bottle pack
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Every discount on this page, in one place

None of these need a code — the price drops on the brand's own site. Offers change without notice, so what you see there is what applies.

46%
Pulsetto
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70%
Kinzeno
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60%
EMSense
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55%
Derila Ergo
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up to69%
Nerve Armor
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Our method

How we scored these

Five criteria, weighted evenly. A product that oversells itself loses points here rather than gaining them.

Evidence

Real research behind the mechanism, or a proprietary blend and a wall of testimonials?

User reports

We read past the 5-star reviews into the 3-star ones. That's where the honest detail lives.

Cost per week

What it costs to keep using — not the sticker price on day one.

Return policy

A brand confident in its product backs it with a guarantee you can actually use.

Honest claims

"Cures arthritis" counts against a product here. Restraint reads as confidence.

Before you buy

Questions we get asked

How did you pick these five?+

We started from a much longer list of products readers asked about, then narrowed it using the five criteria above. We deliberately kept products that solve different problems rather than five versions of the same thing, because "pain" covers a lot of very different situations.

Which one should I start with?+

Match the product to where the pain is. One joint or muscle you can point at — start with a topical. Feet — nothing else on this list reaches them. Sore only on waking — that's a sleep-position problem. Burning or radiating pain with no single source — that's the case for a nerve-level device.

How long do these discounts last?+

Each brand sets and changes its own pricing, so an offer can end without warning. We check every discount here on the date shown at the top of the page, and the price on the brand's own site is always the one that counts.

Can these replace what my doctor has given me?+

No. Nothing here is a substitute for medical care, and none of it is a painkiller. New, worsening or unexplained pain — and especially numbness, tingling or weakness — deserves a diagnosis before you spend money on relief. Some causes of nerve pain are treatable, and no gadget will address them.