Soar muscles pain & solutions?

Question

I was working out very hard and managed to make myself be in pain now. I cant even touch my eyes with both my hands... does anyone know any home remedies or how to go about releaving the soarness in my muscles??

Answer 1

Anti-Inflammatory Diet

To supplement anti-inflammatory nutrients while continuing to ingest pro-inflammatory substances is counter-productive. These dietary guidelines help reduce inflammation for most people.

1. Decrease or eliminate red meat and dairy products. Some arthritis patients also seem to react to poultry.
2. Decrease or eliminate refined sugar.
3. Eliminate caffeine (including coffee, black tea, cola drinks, and chocolate).
4. Eliminate any likely food allergens during the initial three or four weeks such as gluten grains, citrus fruit, and night shade vegetables (tomatoes, white potatoes, red and green peppers, eggplant, paprika, and tobacco). These foods can be added back into the diet one at a time (one new food every third day) while carefully observing the effect. Forms are available to make it easier to monitor the effect of these foods.
5. Drink plenty of pure water. Chlorine is an antibiotic and can diminish our friendly gut flora. Studies have associated chlorine in drinking water with increased risk of some types of cancer. It is probably best to drink at least a half hour before the meal and no sooner than a hour after so the digestive juices won't be diluted.
6. Increase your consumption of fresh, raw or lightly steamed fruits and vegetables. Good fruit choices include apples, bananas, grapes, mangoes, papayas, peaches, pears, prunes, kiwis, and other sub-acid fruits. Use discretion if the patient has blood sugar problems although fruit often does not cause a problem if the diet is low fat and high fiber. Good vegetables include asparagus, spinach, zucchini, parsley, artichoke (without the butter), kelp and other sea-veggies, okra, snow peas and many more. Cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower as well as onions, chives, and peppers are very nutritious but may create digestive difficulties for some people. The solution is often simply chewing the food better and possibly adding supplemental digestive enzymes such as Metazyme or Beano. Spices such as garlic, tumeric, etc. are also very healthy and should be used regularly if well tolerated.
7. For snacks, consider raw vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds. The fruits and veggies contain lots of enzymes, bioflavonoids, and other phytochemicals, while the raw nuts and seeds are rich in essential fatty acids, especially flax seed, pumpkin and sunflower seed, walnuts and almonds (almonds can be allergenic to some people). Raw seeds like sesame and flax need to be ground for proper digestion. An electric coffee grinder works well.
These healthy snacks can be combined e.g. raw vegetable sticks dipped in tahini (ground sesame seeds) or almond butter.

These suggestions are very helpful for most people with inflammatory conditions such as sprains, strains, bursitis, tendonitis, arthritis, etc. and can be used in conjunction with supplementation. Most people find that eating this way also often lowers blood lipids, smoothes out blood sugar variations, helps with weight management, reduces digestive problems, increases energy, and more. It is important to note that fats digest more slowly so when fat is reduced in the diet, we may become hungry sooner and be tempted to eat M&M's, corn chips, snack crackers, cookies, etc. This hunger is not a problem if we have prepared plenty of healthy snacks as mentioned above.
http://www.dcdoctor.com/pages/brimhall/pdf/antiinflammatorydiet.pdf (need adobe reader)

http://nutrition.about.com/od/dietsformedicaldisorders/a/antiinflamfood.htm
http://www.cidpusa.org/diet.html
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QA/QA252779/

Answer 2

Ok, I usually take a couple of ibuprofen and also a hot shower, however if it's in one area or if one area just hurts more than the others then you should put ice or a heating pad on it or you can switch them up, however you really aren't supposed to have ice on a single area for more than 10 minutes straight. If it's a minute or two longer than that I can't see much harm in it, however I wouldn't go too far over that. I can't remember why you aren't supposed to do this, but I know due past personal injuries and also injuries that my family members have had, that we were told by our doctors not to use ice for more than that long because it was bad for you. Also, if you don't mind a bit more pain, but only for a short period of time, then try stretching whatever hurts. I've been a dancer for over 10 years and I know this can help a sore muscle a lot sometimes. Another thing to think about is an ice massage on a really sore spot, it's really cold for the first minute, but after that it feels really good. I had this done quite a few times when I was in physical therapy due to a knee injury I obtained while playing soccer. What all you have to do is take two styrofaom cups, cut a few inches off one of them (be sure to leave a couple inches at the tops to use to hold onto) and then place the cut cup inside of the noncut cup. Next fill it with water and then put it in the freezer and wait for it to freeze. After it freezes you take the inside cup out and hold onto the ring while moving the ice over the bare skin on the injured area (usually a minute or two is plenty, but I wouldn't do it for more than 5). It can be really cold and kinda uncomfortable for the first minute, but it's definitely worth it. Also, if you do this, make sure you have a towel under the area unless you want the water to go every where.

Answer 3

Take a hot bath with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts. Soak for 30 minutes. The Epsom salts will help eliminate the lactic acid that forms on the muscles from over exertion.

Massage an analgesic cream into the sore muscles. I find the best cream for pain is “Blue Emu,” You can read more about this cream at http://www.blue-emu.com/

Rest for a few days, your muscles need time to recover. When you start back exercising start slowly.

500mg of calcium and magnesium can help with the pain. Dehydration can cause severe pain in the muscles. I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously.

I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day. Realize that exercise, ambient temperature, and state of health affect the water needs of your body. One tip for athletes: it is healthier to drink a sports drink or water than fruit juice, soda, coffee, or milk during competition or active training periods.

Answer 4

Hey man! 1st. a hot shower always helps me get un-sore. But get some ice and put it on your biceps if thats what hurts leave it on for about a half an hour. Then jump in a hot shower. Icey hot always helps too. You might want to debate on using either a creatine powder or L Glutamine powder. They both help in the process of replacing amino acids in your muscles. They will help you from being sore tomorrow! Anymore questions feel free to email me!

Answer 5

a good rub down with arnment,also over the counter drugs,like asprins,to warm bath with eperson salt,to dont push your self so hard,its not about stressing the body,but hepling the body