Étiquette : douleur musculaire

Muscle pain or myalgia is a major problem affecting many people. A variety of factors cause it, including injury, overuse, or underlying medical conditions. It is also more difficult to tolerate than cutaneous pain (Mense, 2008).

Causes of muscle pain

As mentioned before, injury, overuse, and underlying medical conditions can cause myalgia.

Injuries like strained or sprained muscles and muscle tears are common injuries that cause muscle pain. Meanwhile, overuse occurs when there is repetitive motion on the same muscle, especially when there’s no warm-up or cool-down.

The medical conditions that can cause muscle pain include lupus, fibromyalgia, and infections like the flu. During the COVID-19 pandemic, infection with the virus also manifested as myalgia.

Treating myalgia

The treatment of muscle pain involves various methods, like pain medications, physical therapy, massage, and heat and cold therapy.

The most common treatment is using over-the-counter pain medications like ibuprofen and acetaminophen. On the other hand, a physical therapy like stretching and other exercises can help relieve myalgia and reduce the chance of further injury.

Massage also helps with the pain and increases blood flow to the affected area. Heat and cold therapy, as the name implies, involves the application of heat and cold to the affected area to relieve muscle pain and reduce inflammation.

Side effects of treatments

Painkillers and rest are effective in relieving myalgia, but they also come with side effects. Let’s take ibuprofen as an example as it is always used to relieve pain. Ibuprofen is effective, but according to UK’s NHS, it causes headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, wind, and indigestion.

Moreover, physical therapy and massage can be expensive and time-consuming. Heat and cold therapy can also be uncomfortable and may not provide long-term relief.

So, what are other options?

How natural products can help with myalgia?

Natural products containing essential oils and extracts are effective in giving muscle pain relief without the side effects of conventional ones. Arnica essential oil, for example, is an excellent natural solution to myalgia.

Studies show that arnica has promising pain relief activities that may be attributed to its properties against inflammation, oxidants, microbes, and more. In a review by Smith et coll. (2021), the authors emphasized the effectiveness of arnica for post-operative pain, arthritic pain, low back pain, and other musculoskeletal pain.

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