Stretching muscles is always accompanied by severe pain and requires long-term comprehensive treatment. Stretching occurs as a result of muscle damage and is characteristic not only of professional athletes, but also of untrained people.
An unpleasant situation occurs with excessive tension of the muscles, which leads to their stretching. Most often, the cause of the disease state is heavy loads that do not correspond to human capabilities, as well as fast and sharp movements. Especially often with prolonged homework, muscle strain occurs, the symptoms of which often appear only the next day.
The main manifestations are severe pain in the affected area of the body, its swelling, bruising is sometimes observed. Usually rarely after an injury, the muscle regains its former elasticity, most often it will not be so strong, but will become weak and vulnerable.
In order to remove the tumor and stop bleeding at the site of injury, it is very important to properly orient yourself in the first moments of injury.
Human actions after muscle strain:
- after an injury, it is advisable to avoid any, even minor, physical exertion, it is important to provide a sore spot with absolute rest;
- immediately after stretching, ice must be immediately applied for 20 minutes, after which it should be applied every 4 hours for 2 days;
- a tight, but elastic bandage is applied to the sore spot;
- if an injury to the arm or leg occurs, then this part of the body is best kept in an elevated position.
After 48 hours, it is useful to carry out:
- warming compresses, as well as light massage while taking a warm bath - such actions contribute to the restoration of stretched muscle;
- special exercises designed taking into account that a person has a muscle strain;
- with a damaged leg, one does not need to walk, trying not to stand on the foot, but rather, at this moment it is important to develop it, fully becoming the whole foot, but at the same time take fairly large steps.
Be sure to after a muscle strain has been detected, you must immediately call a doctor. He can offer the patient medical anesthesia, but, as a rule, when performing special exercises, the damaged muscles return to their previous state within a week.
The people there are many recommendations for the treatment of muscle strain, which are aimed at the full restoration of muscle tissue functions.
How to treat muscle strain with folk remedies:
- A common treatment for injuries is the use of vodka, egg white and soap. To do this, rub the soap on a coarse grater, mix with vodka and egg white, taken in equal proportions, and apply to the affected area. Such procedures should be done until complete recovery.
- Known among its people for its anti-inflammatory properties and barberry. Stretching the muscles is treated with a decoction of the branches, bark and roots of this plant, which are taken one tablespoon per glass of water. The collection must be boiled for 5 minutes. Such a decoction is used in the form of lotions, and also drink, adding to milk.
- To accelerate the recovery of the stretched muscle, it is necessary to brew elderberry in 5 l of water and add a spoonful of soda. Insist and rinse the sore spot.
- The following recipe is considered effective: take a small onion, peel and grate, mix with granulated sugar. The mixture is applied to the dressing and applied to the site of injury, changing it once a day. Carrying out these procedures relieves swelling and pain.
- Muscle strain is also treated with apple cider vinegar with the addition of black pepper. The bandage should be moistened in warm vinegar, sprinkled with plenty of pepper and the peppery side applied to the place of stretching. The compress is kept for 10-15 minutes, after which it is washed off with warm water.
If you follow the doctor’s recommendations and systematically carry out procedures that are widely used in traditional medicine, you can significantly accelerate muscle recovery. It is important to remember that muscle strain always requires a long and comprehensive treatment.