Did not know about shingles. That is good that we share this info among ourselves. We find more use for this unsung hero of remedy.
I've been using it on my arm, carpal tunnel issue and now my feet.
I suffer from ligament injury issues. My ankles always hurt and sometimes, while walking, my ankle would give way and i would stumble, sometimes even falling because of the weakness I suffer.
Decided to use it on my feet.
It is still a bit early to say exactly if it works but at least the pain in my ankles is manageable and waking up in the morning makes it easier to endure. I believe I also suffer from neuropathy in my feet (undiagnosed). I rub DMSO with castor oil on my feet at night while watching tv or simply reading. On my ankles, pure DMSO or 70% is used. Recently, while walking with dogs, a huge lump appeared beside my heel on my left foot. It was excruciating, particularly when wearing shoes. It is probably the ligament deciding to move beside the heal instead of inside. DMSO applied to that lump definitely helps. It won't heal overnight but constant applications will definitely overcome this problem.
Earlier, I've mentioned that I was treating my cat with DMSO because of his liver disease. It was so successful that the silly creature decided to leave our house (he was an indoor cat by the way) on an outdoor adventure in late August despite my best effort to keep him indoors. He was keeping his food down and his energies had increased to the point that he never came back!

So therefore, I can't complete the experiment! I was pretty upset about that! I wanted to cure him and he decided otherwise. He is lost and probably killed by other animals as we live in very rural areas where foxes, coyotes and other loose animals such as (healthier) cats and dogs roam around freely! What a bummer! Anyhow, now I know it would have helped out if only he would have stayed home.