PAIN MOMENT
Do you get as confused as I do over what remedy to use for an aching muscle? Do I ice it or heat it up? Which is the proper thing to do? Have you been working out at the gym, or doing your laps on the road or in the pool?
Reg Wilson, P.T., D.P.T. at Brigham and Women's Hospital has the solution. If you have an inflamed and swollen muscle use the RICE treatment: Rest, Ice Compression and Elevation. Don't exercise for a few days, apply ice immediately for 15 minutes, 4 or 5 times a day or as needed. At bedtime make sure the injured area is above your heart and wrapped with an elastic bandage.
If, on the other hand, you did too much weeding, or used muscles you haven't used in awhile, then a hot shower, warm damp towels or a soak in the tub is the ticket. Heat increases the blood flow to the ache, helping the body to heal. Of course, if the pain lasts more than a week, hike on over to the doctor's office to make sure nothing serious is wrong.
Reg Wilson, P.T., D.P.T. at Brigham and Women's Hospital has the solution. If you have an inflamed and swollen muscle use the RICE treatment: Rest, Ice Compression and Elevation. Don't exercise for a few days, apply ice immediately for 15 minutes, 4 or 5 times a day or as needed. At bedtime make sure the injured area is above your heart and wrapped with an elastic bandage.
If, on the other hand, you did too much weeding, or used muscles you haven't used in awhile, then a hot shower, warm damp towels or a soak in the tub is the ticket. Heat increases the blood flow to the ache, helping the body to heal. Of course, if the pain lasts more than a week, hike on over to the doctor's office to make sure nothing serious is wrong.
posted by Ma Carr at 5:38 PM
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