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Want to Stop Muscle Pain?

by Wanneroo Physiotherapy Physiotherapist
Most people have experienced muscle pain at some point in their lives. If you’re stressed or tense, or if you overexert a muscle, it may be sore or injured. Some medical conditions, like fibromyalgia, an infection (flu), autoimmune disorders like lupus, or thyroid problems can also cause your muscles to ache.

If you have minor muscle pain, you may want to know how to relieve it before you see a muscular pain specialist in Joondalup. Home treatment usually works wonders for muscle pain.

Relieving Muscle Pain

You should first know that muscle pain is usually caused by inflammation, and ibuprofen is the leading anti-inflammatory pain reliever. Take ibuprofen as indicated by the package directions or by your physiotherapist near Joondalup.

Ice can help relieve pain and reduce inflammation for the first three days following an injury like a sprain or strain. After that, use a heat pack to soothe the muscle.
You can also gently stretch the muscles, but do so carefully. If you overwork the muscle, the pain will only be worse. Use gentle motions and stretch only slightly. If the muscle hurts, stop.

With any muscle pain, rest is usually the best medicine. Avoid any high-impact activities like running, dancing, and weight-lifting, especially when those directly work the affected muscle. The key is – if it hurts, don’t do it.

Preventing Muscle Pain

Because a lot of muscle pain is caused by tension or physical activities, there are some things you can do to help prevent an injury.

First, you should stay physically active. This doesn’t necessarily mean you need to run every day. You should, however, regularly exercise to promote muscle tone, which helps prevent injuries. When you do exercise, stretch your muscles before and after your workout. You can also add a warmup and cooldown, which gets the muscles ready for activity and then calms them afterwards.

If you’re an office worker, chances are that you sit still for much of the day. Get up regularly to stretch. You can do stretching exercises to help keep your muscles working. Try to stretch at least once every hour.

Seeing a Doctor

Most of the time, home treatment works. If it doesn’t, however, you may want to see a Muscular Pain Specialist Joondalup. Make an appointment if the pain doesn’t go away after a few days or you don’t know the cause of the pain.

If you have a rash or have had a tick bite, there may be a more serious reason for the pain. This can also happen if you’ve recently changed medicines. With every injury, if there is redness, swelling, or you have a fever, see a medical professional.

Pain is not something to take lightly, but with a little extra care, you can usually keep yourself safe and reduce the dicomfort after a muscle injury.


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