Muscle pain after exercise may be caused by lactic acid buildup or muscle injury. When it is caused by lactic acid buildup, there is no need for special treatment and it can be relieved after sufficient rest. If it is caused by muscle injury, generally you can first brake, and then through the application of plasters or oral medication, hot compresses, physical therapy and other methods to effectively relieve the symptoms of muscle pain.
1. Medication: If the muscle is strained, after braking, the muscle pain can be relieved by applying plasters on the painful part of the muscle, thus relieving the muscle pain. If when the muscle pain is more serious, you can also take oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs under the guidance of a doctor, such as ibuprofen, sodium rosoprofen, celecoxib and other drugs.
2. Hot compresses: after the acute phase of the strain, you can apply local hot compresses to the painful parts of the muscles, which can promote the gradual reduction of local soft tissue inflammation, and reduce the pain after exercise.
3. Physical therapy: under the guidance of the therapist through the microwave therapy, short-wave therapy and other therapeutic prescriptions to relieve muscle pain after exercise.
Generally through the above methods can effectively relieve muscle pain after exercise, if the symptoms have not been improved or even aggravated phenomenon, you need to go to the hospital for timely examination and treatment.