Muscle aches and pains management

Caution: Always consult your health care provider before starting any new herbal, alternative treatment or supplements.

Muscles provide the entire work force behind our every day activity. Overuse, dehydration, falls, sports injury, blunt trauma and some other factors can cause muscle sprains. Here are some of the tips towards prevention and management of muscle sprains.

1. Hydration is the key; winter or summer; drink at least 2 litres of water unless contraindicated because of health reasons like heart failure or liver or kidney Diseases.

2. Stretching exercises before any planned or spontaneous workout.

3. Acute muscle injury should be managed by adequate resting, initial use of cold compresses, short term use of local pain relief gels and gentle massage.

4. Rubbing herbal oils like peppermint oil can help relax acute muscle spasms in some patients and can be very useful.

5. Roll on oils like Deep relief can be useful in providing short term relief in some others as well.

6. Always consult your health care provider in case of unbearable pain, inability to bear weight and failure to heal despite home remedies or over the counter treatment s.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Caution: Always consult your health care provider before starting any new herbal, alternative treatment or supplements.