Yeahhh Baby! Ointment on Hip and/or Knee Pain in Men and Women
Yeahhh Baby! Ointment on Hip and/or Knee Pain in Men and Women
This study will compare the impact of the Yeahhh Baby! Ointment, as compared to a placebo, on
 measures of joint pain and discomfort in those who regularly experience joint pain. We
 hypothesize that perceived pain will be reduced when subjects use the Yeahhh Baby! Ointment.
 Previous studies exploring the efficacy of topicals on joint pain relief have used a similar
 design and similar joint pain assessments as employed herein (The Western Ontario and
 McMaster Universities Arthritis Index [WOMAC] and visual analog scale [VAS] for pain).
Joint pain is a common ailment among adults in the United States. In 2014, an estimated 14.6
 million Americans with arthritis suffered from severe joint pain. It is therefore
 unsurprising that many topical ointments are currently marketed for joint pain relief
 including Bengay®, Icy Hot®, Jointflex®, and Aspercreme®. These ointments aim to reduce pain
 often through a combination of analgesic ingredients include capsaicin, salicylates, menthol,
 camphor, and lidocaine. Bengay® products, for instance, contain one or more of menthol,
 camphor, salicylates, and lidocaine. Icy Hot® products contain menthol, while some also
 include lidocaine.

 Yeahhh Baby! ointment is an herbal (botanical: plant-based) treatment for those impacted by
 joint pain. The product contains a variety of herbal ingredients that have been touted by
 some within the alternative medicine community as "healing agents." The product started
 selling in 2016 and is available commercially as an all-natural alternative to other
 commercially available products. This ointment consists primarily of coconut oil (98%), with
 magnesium and small amounts of herbal ingredients (tanner's bark, slippery root, sweet weed,
 velvet plant, walnut hulls, kidney root, green ginger, Indian pink, mad dogweed, and nigella
 seed) thought to reduce inflammation and to promote tissue healing.

 The present study will compare the impact of the Yeahhh Baby! Ointment, as compared to a
 placebo, on measures of joint pain and discomfort in those who regularly experience joint
 pain. We hypothesize that perceived pain will be reduced when subjects use the Yeahhh Baby!
 Ointment. Previous studies exploring the efficacy of topicals on joint pain relief have used
 a similar design and similar joint pain assessments as employed herein (The Western Ontario
 and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index [WOMAC] and visual analog scale [VAS] for pain).
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Self-reported joint pain with a minimum pain rating of 3/10 for at least the past 30
 days

 -  Recreationally active (2 or more days per week)

 -  Not obese (BMI < 30kg/m2)

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Tobacco users/Smokers

 -  Allergic to coconut, walnuts, oak, olives

 -  Currently using anti-inflammatory medicines or dietary supplements (and not willing to
 cease for one-month prior to participation and throughout study)