What to do with muscle strain

March 31, 2023
Not to do preparatory activities for strenuous exercise is easy to muscle strains, muscle strains, strained parts will have different degrees of pain, so how to recover from muscle strains fast?

Stop all sports

In the sport of muscle strains first of all to stop under all the ongoing operational actions, side set relaxation and rest, timely with the strained parts of the correct and effective treatment measures.

Local cold compress

Immediately rinse the area with cold water or use a towel wrapped in ice to place a cold compress on the painful muscle strain. This will not only help to reduce the severe pain after the strain, but the cold stimulation will reduce local blood circulation, not to make the injury expand.

Compression bandage

Immediately after a muscle strain, a compression bandage should be applied, which will help reduce local swelling. Note that it is best to choose a bandage with elasticity to wrap the injured area evenly. After the bandage is applied, the local blood circulation should be checked frequently, if there is tingling, numbness or skin bruising, it means that the bandage is too close, when the appropriate party is loosened and then re-bandaged.

Elevate the affected limb

Due to the gravity factor, the bandaged affected limb should be elevated above the heart after muscle strain to reduce the blood flow to the affected limb, which can reduce the local swelling and bruising.

Mild strain treatment

Mild muscle strain, because there are only a few muscle fiber breaks, the impact on the function of the whole limb is not significant, in can be 28 hours to start local massage to promote local blood circulation, so that the injured muscles quickly recover up.

Treatment of severe strains

If it is suspected that there are muscles and tendons completely exercised, you should seek timely medical attention for systematic treatment after local pressure fixation, and if necessary, you may also need to receive surgery.
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