Anyone know of any remedies for muscle pain?

[JennyBenny318]

My legs are so sore from spin class on Tues. I walk like an old lady now with pain in my thighs.
Someone told me to, "Suck it up and do it again! Pain is weakness leaving the body. "

I'm so swollen and black and blue on my thighs. It hurts to get up and down when I'm sitting on the floor, taking a bath and sitting down in a chair.
I hope it's not a blood clot again.

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My legs are feeling a little bit better after stretching some more.

[sweatgirl]

if you think its blood clots go and see a doctor. in the mean time if you think its blood clots go to cvs and get medical socks or medical stocking and wear them around the house and keep your feet elevated. you may also want to eat pineapple if you think its blood clots. there is something in pineapple that prevents blood clots from getting worse. I would use extra strength tylonal to releave some of the pain. also follow the RICE method R-Rest, I, ice, C-compress the ice but use a light towel and E-elevate your legs so sit up and prop your feet up. you can also lay down and prop your feet up. don't work out until you are fully healed. when you go back to the gym you probably need to take it easy and work on building up your leg muscles, but don't think you are going to get strong legs in a week. I am not a doctor, but I do work in fitness. good luck, but I would go and see a doc asap.

[knotme]

It is also helpful to continue to workout, you don't want to just let the soreness go away on its own. You can do light cardio, so stretching, to try and loosen the muscles up. I know spin can be a bitch, but fun. :)

[parkway]

It is Lactic acid and is looking for calcium to build muscle. The muscle is the only system in nature that the more you use it the stronger and more graceful it becomes.

The lactic acid is a good sign of muscle being reconfigured for the building process. If you can find liquid calcium with vitamin d use it. Liquid absorbes and the bills will pass through you or cause problems.

Good luck,

[DEnd75]

From my experiences with extreme soreness you can try doing extra light cardio to get the blood flowing to aid recovery, drink more water, and make sure you're getting proper nutrition through the day. When your body gets used to your training, you won't have this problem anymore.

[Hyped_up_on_coffee]

Motrine works with pain. Also I would try an ice pack as ice causes swelling to go down. Tiger balm also rocks with this type of thing

[biggie90]

Get a massage from a man.
Go into a hot tub.