Aching muscles: How to relieve them?

What is a muscle ache? 

🔎 There are different types of muscle soreness, among which is muscle soreness. A muscle soreness is a micro muscle injuryIt is considered to be benign. In fact, after having requested a lot your muscle, the muscle fiber of it is damaged and micro lesions appear. These muscular pains generally appear several hours after a physical effort and end up disappearing after a few days.

👉 You then feel a diffuse sensation of pain in certain muscles. These are stiff and sensitive and you feel a twinge with every movement or have difficulty walking. 

What are the causes of aches and pains? 

🏃 The aches and pains appear after an intensive physical effort or unusual, when the muscle is overused. They can also be promoted by:

• Dehydration, which weakens the muscles because they lack oxygen.
• Stress, which causes an increase in muscle tone that becomes painful in the absence of rest.
• Or appear when you have a viral infection like the flu.

How to relieve aches and pains? 

Although aches and pains naturally disappear after a few days, there are some things you can do to help relieve your muscle pain. 

Take a hot bath

🛀 Applying heat to sore muscles can help increase blood flow and loosen tight muscles. Therefore, heat can provide significant relief from pain and stiffness. There are several ways to apply heat to sore muscles, including heating pads, hot baths and hot showers. It is generally recommended to apply heat to the affected area for 15 to 20 minutes at a time.

✔️ You can add Epsom salts to your hot bath to enjoy their benefits. Epsom salts are rich in magnesium, which is known to help reduce inflammation, relieve muscle aches and pains, and improve blood circulation.

👉 Use a heating pad or take a hot bath to ease your aches and pains. 

An ice pack

🚿 Although being its opposite, cold allows you, like heat, to relieve sore muscles. This is because when applied to the skin, cold causes blood vessels to contract, which can help reduce swelling and inflammation. In addition, cold can help numb nerves and reduce sensation in the area, providing temporary pain relief. To use cold for your pain, you can use an ice pack or a few ice cubes wrapped in a cloth on the affected area. 

❄️ However, it is important not to apply the cold for too long, as this can cause further skin damage. For best results, apply the ice pack for 10 to 15 minutes at a time and don't use the ice right on the skin so you don't get burned.

👉 To reduce inflammation and reduce the sensation of pain, apply an ice pack or a few ice cubes wrapped in a cloth to the affected area. 

Stretch the muscle

🏃 After your workout or when you feel the need, perform gentle stretches in a slow, controlled manner. When you stretch your muscle, don't make any sudden movements so as not to aggravate your pain. This will allow you to warm up your muscle and relieve your pain. 

Massage the muscle 

🙌 Another method is to massage your sore muscle. This allows you to increase blood flow and thus reduce the inflammation that causes your pain. Massage your muscle with gentle, circular motions to relax the muscle and eliminate toxins that have accumulated in your body.

Apply a hemp oil cream

✔️ To make the massage beneficial to you, you can take the opportunity to rub in a natural cream. Choose a cream enriched with hemp oil since it is known for its healing properties in muscle pain. Thanks to its high concentration of essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, it promotes the healing of muscle tissue. 

🍃 Hemp oil also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, which helps reduce inflammation and pain associated with exercise and strenuous activity. In addition, hemp oil can help speed up healing by stimulating the production of collagen and elastin, which are responsible for skin and muscle elasticity.

Don't worry, hemp oil does not contain THC, so you won't have any psychoactive side effects. 

👉 Hemp oil is enriched in essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. It is thus known for its healing properties, especially for muscle pain. 

Upper Chill, the relaxing tiger jelly

🧴 Upper Chill is the cream you need to make the sore, tight muscles associated with aches and pains disappear. This relaxing tiger jelly containshemp oil to relax your muscle, wintergreen to soothe your aches and pains, and arnica to relieve your sore muscles. 

🍃 Its 99% naturally derived vegan composition has been rigorously selected to relieve chronic physical pain, muscles and joints. Upon application, its jelly texture then turns into oil and promotes muscle relaxation. Its sweet smell and its melting texture make it an ideal ally and help you relax and relieve your muscular pains. 

👉 To benefit from its soothing and relaxing properties, massage Upper Chill into sore areas. Use invigorating kneading motions to relax your muscles and increase blood flow. 

When to consult a doctor? 

❌ If the pain is severe or lasts for more than a week, if it is accompanied by swelling or redness, or if it gets worse instead of better, you should see a doctor.Also, if you have a fever or other symptoms such as fatigue or weakness, thesemay be signs of an underlying injury or condition that needs to be treated.