Muscle soreness the next day after exercise is mainly due to the accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles, which is a normal phenomenon. Patients can relieve the symptoms of muscle soreness through stretching, massage, hot packs and medication, as analyzed below:
1. Stretching: patients can stretch the sore muscles repeatedly, such as sitting position forward bending and other methods to relieve muscle tension and achieve the purpose of relieving muscle soreness.
2. Massage: the patient can carry out manipulative massage on the sore parts of the muscles, such as two-finger fist method, single finger buckle fist method, etc., to relieve muscle tension and accelerate local blood circulation, so as to alleviate the symptoms of soreness.
3. Hot compress: patients can use warm water soaked towel, applied to the sore muscle parts, accelerate local blood circulation, promote lactic acid metabolism, relieve pain symptoms. But need to pay attention to the temperature is not too high, so as to avoid burns.
4. Medication: the use of drugs is generally not recommended. However, if the muscle pain is very serious, affecting the rest and work and life, you can consider oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain medication such as Celecoxib, Loxoprofen sodium and other treatments.
It is recommended that patients seek timely medical attention and targeted treatment under the guidance of a doctor.