How to get rid of achy muscles?

Question

Heyy...I am 14 and I just started track conditioning, however i am very sore in the back of my legs! How can I get rid of that??

Answer 1

Sounds like you over-did it a little. The soreness is from lactic acid build-up. Time will do it. Ibuprofen will help if you can tolerate it for some people can't. There are creams that will help also..bengay, icy-hot, things of that nature. a good soaking in a hottub or a good hot bath, and some slow easy stretching. Good luck. G.

Answer 2

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

Pain Management: Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Muscle Pain)
Introduction to myofascial pain
What causes myofascial pain?
What are the symptoms of myofascial pain?
How is myofascial pain diagnosed?
How is myofascial pain treated?
Introduction

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a fancy way to describe muscle pain. It refers to pain and inflammation in the bodys soft tissues.

Myofascial pain is a chronic condition that affects the fascia (connective tissue that covers the muscles). Myofascial pain syndrome may involve either a single muscle or a muscle group. In some cases, the area where a person experiences the pain may not be where the myofascial pain generator is located. Experts believe that the actual site of the injury or the strain prompts the development of a trigger point that, in turn, causes pain in other areas. This situation is known as referred pain.

What Causes Myofascial Pain?

Myofascial pain may develop from a muscle injury or from excessive strain on a particular muscle or muscle group, ligament or tendon. Other causes include:

Injury to intervertebral disc
General fatigue
Repetitive motions
Medical conditions (including heart attack, stomach irritation)
Lack of activity (such as a broken arm in a sling)
What Are the Symptoms of Myofascial Pain?

Myofascial pain symptoms usually involve muscle pain with specific "trigger" or "tender" points. The pain can be made worse with activity or stress. In addition to the local or regional pain associated with myofascial pain syndrome, people with the disorder also can suffer from depression, fatigue and behavioral disturbances.

How Is Myofascial Pain Diagnosed?

Trigger points can be identified by pain that results when pressure is applied to an area of a person's body. In the diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome, four types of trigger points can be distinguished:

An active trigger point is an area of extreme tenderness that usually lies within the skeletal muscle and which is associated with a local or regional pain.
A latent trigger point is a dormant (inactive) area that has the potential to act like a trigger point.
A secondary trigger point is a highly irritable spot in a muscle that can become active due to a trigger point and muscular overload in another muscle.
A satellite myofascial point is a highly irritable spot in a muscle that becomes inactive because the muscle is in the region of another trigger pain.
How Is Myofascial Pain Treated?

Physical therapy
"Stretch and spray" technique: This treatment involves spraying the muscle and trigger point with a coolant and then slowly stretching the muscle.
Massage therapy
Trigger point injection
In some chronic cases of myofascial pain, combinations of physical therapy, trigger point injections, and massage are needed. In select cases, medication is used to treat other conditions that often occur with myofascial pain, such as insomnia and depression.

Answer 4

You can start by soaking in the bath then putting A535 heat rub cream on your legs. Do light stretches to allow your muscles to not stiffen up.
Always stretch before and after your track meets*

Answer 5

i know EXACTLY how you feel man...me and my friends have been trying to figure the best way to get rid of soreness for a few years now - so far we figured out that stretching, hot shower/baths / soaking in a bath with epson salt, drinking a lot of water and jogging a little bit help a lot. but if it's really bad, it won't go away for a while...

Answer 6

Stretch before and after your workout. Massage it if you can. The will help the lactic acid to reabsorb quicker. You will have less of this soreness after a few workouts.

Answer 7

Buy a tube of Arnica homeopathic cream and rub it in. Also try Rescue Remedy Spray.

Answer 8

Go to sorenomore.com and get a free sample this stuff works great and you can buy some extra samples for only a $1 anyway it works for me but everyone is different.