Question:
How to deal with muscle strains?
Answer:

If unfortunately injured in training, can help you remember a word of English RICE (m). R : Rest, I-ice, C - Cover bandaged, E-Elevate. The rest can avoid more serious pain. Cold injured in the region, at least cold compress for 10 minutes every two hours to reduce pain and swelling. Elastic bandage dressings and compress the Ministry of injuries, reduce swelling. Elevate the injured limb, bleeding from wounds to promote outflow. Hot or cold compress on the injured; cooling. Reduce injury regional numb pain. Cold vascular contraction while restricting the blood supply to the injured, to reduce swelling, but can also reduce spasticity. If a regional campaign pain or swelling after exercise, and can use the ice. Injured is the best ice bag after every two hours of a cold compress for about 15 minutes. For general discomfort, using an ice bag deposited 2--3 times. If we feel that the day may be putting a towel between the ice bag and skin. Hot. General injuries late, usually four to five days with hot compress. Hot blood may accelerate the local area, to wound healing cells, relieve muscle tension. Steam can be used several times a day, the warm bag of microwave heating or hot towel treatment 10--15 minutes each. To prevent heat can be covered in a towel or clothing between the heat source and the skin, but do not sleep on the electrothermal pad. If the site were injured after a swelling movement shows unsuitable for further sports. You need to rest and cooling wounds 48--72 hours. According to the severity of the injury to make a corresponding adjustment to training. Of course, prevention is the best! Stretching exercise done correctly, doing a warm-up before exercise, physically feel the pain or feeling unwell immediately stop exercising.