I have a family member who has sciatica. He has also had hip replacement surgery, so he has normal pain that won't every be gone. I had ordered a cbd cream in the past for minor neck ache and such which seemed to work for me. I gave it to him to try, even though he didn't think it would work. I wouldn't say it was a miracle cute, but he said he think it helped somewhat. The brand I bought it no longer in business and was looking for something that might help. Mine was 350 mg, although my pain was for a person a lot younger with normal aches and pains. I was wondering if #1 this stuff was real, or just a placebo, and if he could get help from it, is there a brand, or a mg, that would be better for someone older with real pain that he doesn't want to go to a doctor for shots or pain killers for?