First, massage. If you like to get massages, you have an excuse to get a few extras. If you have never done so before, there is virtually nothing that feels better than this. Really….the amount of pain reduction you have the day of and the following days after a professional massage is amazing.

If you can’t have a professional massage done regularly (I know we haven’t all programmed are local masseurs on speed dial) another option is a muscle cream. These don’t smell as bad as they used to, but they work even better. There are some that deliver a cold chill while others provide a relaxing and intense heat burst. Have a loved one rub it into the muscles that ache. You can do this at night to reduce the shoulder muscle pain you accumulated throughout the day.

Muscle relaxants are medications that can also work. I have had to take these on occasion when the pain has just become too intense to bare. They are a good option, but you don’t want to become dependent and they can throw you out of the loop for a while. Of course, the only type to obtain is prescription strength.

Shoulder muscle pain can be rather annoying and painful especially if the condition becomes chronic. Yet, you can avoid many of those aches and pains through stretching out the muscle before working or exercising. Be sure to take a nice hot shower and invest in a pulsating sprayer head. This too helps to reduce pain.

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