How to Relax Muscle Pain

A torn or strained muscle in the lower back may cause intense pain, spasm and rigidity, which can lead to an emergency room visit for a large number of people. It’s clever to know what you can do to bring the pain down to a tolerable level immediately and effectively while also helping your body recover when this injury happens. Consult a back doctor in OKC.

Symptoms of back strain

The common symptoms of back strain include:

• Pain

• Swelling

• Muscle spasm or cramping

• Muscle fatigue or loss of function.

If you experience a back injury that causes the following symptoms, you should, however, call your doctor:

• Severe pain or swelling

• Pain that makes it impossible to move or walk longer than a few steps

• Sleep-interfering pain

• Limb numbness

• A lump in the area affected

• Bowel and bladder control loss

• Leg weakness; if you have a history of back injury or spinal disorder, you should also be in touch with your doctor.

  First Aid Treatment Options

Rest

Cut off your normal activities or exercise for one or two days. Give your back time for healing.

Ice

First use ice, switch to heat treatment and then the muscle tissues heal for the next few days of strain injury. The healing process causes inflammation in the muscle fibers to occur. Cold and heat therapy can reduce inflammation thus reducing pain, muscle spasms, swelling, and inflammation. The ice pack can be used to cool down your muscle fibers by ice cubes wrapped in a towel or a pouch of frozen vegetables. Heat treatment helps your muscle fibers get blood, oxygen and nutrients to heal, recover, and relieve pain. The heat pack or a hot water bottle can provide your muscles with heat. Another option is low-level continuous heat, for example an adhesive heat wrap.

Compression Wrap

The use of pressure also helps to reduce swelling. The elastic bandage around your back to apply pressure is needed. To ask someone else to apply it for you may be easier and less painful. Do not wrap it too tightly to avoid cutting off your blood circulation. Loosen the wrap when the pain increases or you see swelling beneath the wrapped area, or the wrapped area becomes numb.

With advice from a doctor, use a natural muscle relaxant, spasms will alleviate muscle pain. Extracts of

• Tart cherry

• Valerian

• Peppermint

• Curcumin (turmeric) is part of the active natural muscle relaxants.

Valerian and camomile also promote good sleep, so use them before bedtime is an excellent idea. Many of these natural options have strong anti-inflammatory and healing properties, also taking magnesium supplements can also help to alleviate muscle spasms.

Over-the-counter pain relief (NSAID) medicine can help relieve swelling and pain. Examples of NSAIDs include Aspirin, Ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin), and Tylenol.

When you start exercising after a break, start slowly and progressively to increase your intensity level.

If you are trying a new exercise, have a qualified trainer or teacher teaches you how to do it safely. Use correct techniques. For activities involving jumping, twisting or lifting heavy objects, this is particularly important.

Reach out to Longevity Institute where you can find a range of treatment options related to back and muscle pain

**Disclaimer: This content should not be considered medical advice and does not imply a doctor-patient relationship.