When exercising, it's the most easy time to get a muscle strain. The pain of muscle strain is really the pain of heart drilling. How to deal with such a strain? Let's take a look with Xiaobian!
The first thing to do for a muscle strain is to protect the injured area
No matter what kind of exercise you do, once you have a muscle strain, you should stop exercising, and then protect the part of the muscle that has been strained. This can reduce the extension of the injured part and avoid the aggravation of the injury.
How to recover quickly after muscle strain
Proper cold compress can control the degree of swelling
Muscle strain is easy to cause swelling, in addition to pain and spasm, then cold compress can be used to relieve. Because this way can reduce the active factors, so as to achieve the purpose of swelling, pain. In addition, due to the low temperature of cold compress, it is easy to increase the viscosity of blood, so as to reduce the permeability of capillaries, so as to reduce the blood flow to the affected area and alleviate the degree of swelling.
The best time for cold compress
It is not suitable for cold compress at any time. It is recommended to apply cold compress within 4-6 hours of muscle strain. Remember not to delay too long.
How to apply cold compress
Cold compress is to need certain method, cannot undertake at will. Use a wet cold towel or a dry towel wrapped with ice to apply to the injured area. The application time is controlled within 10-20 minutes. At the beginning, the towel can be placed at the injured area for a long time, and the frequency can be reduced later.
Not all muscle strains are suitable for cold compresses
Muscle strain can be divided into acute and general types. For acute muscle stretch, it is recommended to use direct cold compress, but for general muscle strain, it is recommended to use cold compress two days later.
Massage the strained part
When the muscle is strained, it will also cause muscle spasm. At this time, it is recommended to use massage, because it can not only relieve the pain, but also reduce muscle spasm, and play a certain role in muscle relaxation.
What are the ways of massage
Massage is mainly divided into several ways, such as pushing, kneading, rolling ball, with light strength and slow speed, which can play a good role in stretching muscles, and also has a certain effect on pain relief. Don't overdo it, it will only backfire.
There are also ways to quickly recover the strained muscles
In addition to the above methods can restore muscle strain, such as hot compress, leg lifting and so on can achieve the same effect. You can choose according to your own situation.