How to deal with arm muscle strain

For arm muscle strains, it is recommended to use cold treatment methods. You can wrap ice cubes in a towel and apply cold compresses to the local area, because this can prevent swelling. At the same time, you can apply blood circulation or swelling-reducing ointments. More importantly, you should pay attention to avoid strains during normal activities.

1. After muscle strain, cold treatment should be performed immediately

Rinse the area with cold water or apply ice cubes wrapped in a towel, then wrap the injured area with a bandage to prevent swelling. While relaxing the muscles of the injured area and raising the injured limb, you can take some analgesic and hemostatic drugs. The bandage is removed after 24 to 48 hours. Depending on the severity of the injury, you can apply blood circulation and swelling-reducing plasters, apply appropriate hot compresses or massage the injured area with lighter techniques.

2. Prevent muscle strain

Rest If you feel some abnormal pain in a certain part of your body during bodybuilding training, don't continue. You should relax and rest completely.

3. Do not increase the burden on the injured area.

After finding out the injured part, not only should you avoid doing bodybuilding training movements that affect the injured part, but you should also be careful not to add burden to the injured part during daily activities. For example, if you have lower back pain, don't lift heavy objects, and if you have foot pain, avoid running.

4. Exercise around the injury

Adopt the "active rest method". The human body has more than 600 muscles. Therefore, even if you injure 100 muscles, you still have more than 500 muscles to train. All muscles should be exercised to improve your health and achieve balanced development. At the same time, the femur, which is the main weight-bearing part, can be strengthened. For example, injured or taking over tibial muscles hinder the entire squatting movement, but half squatting is still allowed. However, it must be done with caution. If you feel uncomfortable during the activity, you should let the entire injured muscle group rest.

5. Promote local blood circulation

The injured part must be carefully measured, and a bodybuilding training movement that can gently move the injured part must be found. This movement can promote blood circulation to replenish fresh nutrients and remove waste substances.