Do you immediately grab the heat ointment from your medicine cabinet in case of muscle pain? Read on whether ointment against muscle pain really helps.
The effect of heat ointment
To get straight to the point:heat ointment is not curative, but it can provide relief. This is mainly because the attention is diverted from your sore muscles.
Other advantage
Lubrication has an additional advantage:you usually apply the ointment while massaging, which also has a soothing effect on your muscles.
Side effects
You can basically use a heat ointment for a while. You do have to be careful with heat sources such as the sun, the solarium or an infrared lamp. Some people cannot tolerate heat ointment well, the side effects are usually itching or skin irritation. In that case, you should stop using it. Are you not bothered by anything? Then you can just keep applying to relieve your muscle pain.
Which remedy do you use if you have muscle pain?
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