These types of health treatments are ambiguous at best, you should consult a physician before doing anything to "official" icy-hot pads are great, and fluids do as much as-the stereotype.
Epidurals create numbness without loss of movement to a specific area of the body, usually from the waist down. They are used during labor and in people with chronic pain.
Childbirth, c-sections, and surgery on the lower part of the body. They numb the body from the injection site in the spine, down. Epidurals are used to eliminate pain so the patient is more comfortable.
