Muscle Soreness products

Bobthedog3232
Bobthedog3232 Posts: 54 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
What is better then tiger balm or deep heat
Does magnesium gel or voltarol work better thanks

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Bobthedog3232 wrote: »
    What is better then tiger balm or deep heat
    Does magnesium gel or voltarol work better thanks

    whats causing the muscle soreness?
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    A warm/hot shower/bath after some light exercise working out all the soreness and kinks. Assuming that it's exercise related soreness and not something else.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    If it's just DOMS from a hard workout depending on the severity just stretching and a warm bath may help alleviate the discomfort.

    If it's really bad an NSAID such as ibuprofen may help you may even want to torture yourself with an ice bath (they're not pleasant but can help reduce inflammation)

    Many of the topical gels do little more than distract your brain from the pain with the use of capsaicin or menthol to create warming or cooling effects, some will contain salicylates that will absorb through the skin offering some pain relief.
  • kristingjertsen
    kristingjertsen Posts: 239 Member
    Rosehip tea, green tea, turmeric with black pepper, ice, warm heat, warm showers, vegan diet, gentle stretching, res, and Tylenol Arthritis Strength Pain relief. I live with tight muscles after a spinal cord injury and these are my go to options for inflammation, pain, and soreness. Of all of these options, vegan diet has done the most to manage pain and inflammation.
  • ogma6
    ogma6 Posts: 14 Member
    Arnica oli, massaged in to sore areas helps reduce the inflammation and soreness. It's hard to find because it has to be precisely mixed or it can cause problems.
  • KristaMac88
    KristaMac88 Posts: 163 Member
    I would love to know which works best as far as creams and gels go because even though i dont do any intense workouts,but after alot of stairs or just end of week from every dif form of cardio machine and stuff my knees have been killingggg me. I tried to change up my routine and do a squat today and i got halfway down and both knees started paining :(
  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    It would be helpful to know the reason.

    Hot shower and bath with epsom salts. Foam rolling, stretching, and continuing light activity next couple days really help if it is just DOMS.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Different things work for different people. If something doesn’t work too well, don’t hesitate to try a different product or combine a couple ones.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,264 Member
    KristaMac88 wrote: »
    I would love to know which works best as far as creams and gels go because even though i dont do any intense workouts,but after alot of stairs or just end of week from every dif form of cardio machine and stuff my knees have been killingggg me. I tried to change up my routine and do a squat today and i got halfway down and both knees started paining :(

    Knee pain (in the joint, not just sore muscles) is a doctor question, IMO. Some causes are things you can work through. Others, if you try to work through them, will result in an unnecessarily worsened condition - bridges burned, in other words.

    If your doctor is noncommittal, ask for a physical therapy referral. The physical therapy folks look at your movement patterns and help you understand how to move with less stress, maybe strengthen certain muscles to balance things out, etc.
  • claireychn074
    claireychn074 Posts: 1,613 Member
    edited February 2019
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    Whiskey.

    The answer is always Whiskey....
    I’m sorry but I beg to disagree. The answer is always GIN.
  • RoseyandReady
    RoseyandReady Posts: 256 Member
    Biofreeze
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    Whiskey.

    The answer is always Whiskey....

    Sorry, I’m with @claireychn074 on this.
    And, the answers is always 42. (Especially when asked my age B))

    Cheers, h.

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