I have bone on bone pain in my elbows from various injuries and overuse. Acupuncture, which I tried after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal on broad recognition for its use for chronic pain, worked like a miracle for one elbow and did nothing for the other. I was pretty happy to get halfway there; that's my bow arm.
I've been told that pain meds work at different levels on different individuals, and it occurs at the level of the pain receptors--the point being you have to try an array to locate the most effective one for you.
