For that price I'd rather have a heavy duty vibrating massage wand, one of those things with a big mushroom head that's suitable for use with massage oils, creams or topical analgesics. Mine finally wore out after umpteen years and I need to replace it.

I mostly use topical analgesic creams with salicylates, menthol, camphor, all the usual stuff. Maybe it's just the massage itself that does the work, but I'd like to believe the topical stuff works. And it's cheap from the dollar store, works just as well as the more expensive stuff.

And soaking in a hot bath with Epsom salts helps too. Again, it may just be the hot water, but I sure feel like I feel better with the salts.