I have to put deep heat on my back and arms and legs because of recent sports injuries. I'm not sure how often to reapply it?
ooooh, lol, well you can actually cure your pain with a bit of light stretching, not the static kind though, so you gotta move that muscle to help along the healing, usually your symptoms are from over doing it ;D as for your back, if you lay down on a flat surface and fold and pull your legs up to your chest like this : http://funadvice.com/r/166rm8b637q
hold the position for 30 seconds, repeat 5-10 times, do it slowly as you would with all other stretches
after that, you need to go back to that position but this time you slowly rotate your pelvis from the center to the side (all the while keeping the upper body in the original position) do that for 30 seconds on each side and again repeat to around 7-10 times per day
afterwards try doing some pushups and crunches and see if your back hurts as much as it did before :)
Oh wow cool. And, it's just muscle pain from Muay Thai, a martial art like kickboxing. My arms and leg pain are from only just getting back into the sport, but my back is a problem I've had for a long time. I used to do figure skating/ice skating when I was younger and that resulted in many bums on ice which I think has hurt my lower back long term. I have a naturally swayed back and it always hurts when doing sets of crunches/push ups/ sit ups etc.
uhm, well i'd suggest twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Do not apply if you are bruised! also if you tore some muscle fiber, or damaged your ligaments i would not suggest using deep heat as its real use is to loosen contracted muscles. If its for general pain relief id suggest a cream with Salicylic acid as its general purpose is to relieve pain and not the contraction. :3
no prob, im a physiotherapist, so if you have any questions or concerns just ask away, if i may ask how did you injure yourself? if its no problem of course!
Great advice! Thanks heaps!
