for me, this works better than anything and is about 1/32 of the price. past two years, i have had calves weak in their pasturns and popped a little, i rub it on them for two days on their hocks and pasturns before the show, night before the show, and morning off show and we've been able to win our prospect steer show at out state fair back to back years by using this stuff. it will work with swelling too