Muscle strain refers to the injury caused by the tearing of muscle fibers. The main cause of muscle strain is excessive exercise or insufficient warm-up. Once muscle strain occurs, it will be accompanied by muscle pain and even swelling caused by muscle congestion.

In the case of muscle strain, we can know the severity of the injury according to the different degrees of pain. Remember to stop exercising as soon as you have pain, and then move back and forth gently to confirm your injury. Then, please immediately apply ice cubes or cold towels to the pain points. After 30 minutes of cold compress, the blood vessels can be contracted, the congestion of damaged muscles can be reduced, and the pain and swelling of the injured parts can be alleviated. Don't rub or apply hot compress by hand, so as not to aggravate the injury.

Muscle strain can cause redness, swelling and pain, so it should be treated immediately with cold treatment-washing the local area with ice cubes and cold water or cold compress the injured area with a towel, and then treating the injured area with some external medicine to relieve the pain, reduce swelling and accelerate the repair of damaged muscles. You can stick some external plaster to repair it. It is generally recommended to use this plaster specially used for acute sprain and contusion, which contains no western medicine ingredients, is safe and effective, has small molecules and can be quickly infiltrated and repaired.

In the case of severe strain, the injured part can be properly and forcefully bandaged with bandages to achieve the purpose of fixation, and then the muscles of the injured part can be relaxed and the injured part can be raised. Through the above steps, it will generally be effective after 4- 12 hours, but it is recommended to avoid exercise within three days after injury to avoid repeated injuries, and some restorative contact can be carried out after three days. After a week, you can gradually resume exercise, but you should not exercise excessively.