Thigh muscle pain after exercise is unbearable, consider two conditions lead to: a situation is muscle pain occurs about 1-2 days after exercise, this is due to intense exercise will cause lactic acid accumulation, causing symptoms of thigh muscle soreness. For this case can be given a local hot compress, and can be appropriate massage of the painful parts, usually about 2-3 days can be gradually relieved. Another situation is that the thigh muscle pain after exercise, but also the local swelling, this situation is considered to be thigh muscle strain. It is necessary to brake the affected limb, avoid strenuous activities, and apply cold compresses locally within 48 hours to promote capillary vasoconstriction and reduce bleeding. 48 hours later, the compresses can be changed to hot compresses to improve the surrounding blood circulation and promote the hematoma to subside. Oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be taken in case of pain, such as oral meloxicam capsules and fenbid extended-release tablets. It can also be combined with local physiotherapy, such as ultrashort wave and infrared treatment, which can relieve the pain symptoms. If the pain is not relieved after conservative treatment and appears to be aggravated, you need to go to the hospital promptly and if necessary, an MRI is needed to clarify whether there is a muscle rupture.