Tiger Balm really helps me loosen my back muscles when I get stressed out. When I get a migraine or headache, I put a little bit of tiger balm on my temples and it instantly relieves a lot of tension. I find this little guy helps with a lot of other things as well...stomache aches, bruising, muscle pain...etc.etc. The balm penetrates deeply into your skin and heats up whatever is under there that is causing discomfort. Just taking a sniff of this wakes me up when I'm feeling groggy. I have to warn you though, the scent is really strong - like the scent of strong cinnamon and cloves. Some people hate it, but I actually like the smell of tiger balm.