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What's the best way to relieve muscle pain?
I'm a Licensed dental assistant, and today I volunteered and a dental outreach program for children. I worked from 8am to 3pm with about 30 minutes of siting. The whole day, I was retracting cheeks, suctioning, passing instruments etc while bending over at a close to 90 degree angle. My neck hurts, upper back and shoulders and arm hurts. I want to know what's best on pain like this if I should just take advil, use ice, or use heat?
As squirmy as kids are in a dental chair, I wasn't able to sit. Whenever I tilt my neck to the left I feel it in my should which is quite painful.
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
If the pain is too extreme, I'd suggest taking some Ibuprofen. This is a very good pain reviler and works the best when it's something related to muscle pain.
Now the very best method is to go buy some Epson salt, you can find this in just about any local market. With this you would take a nice hot bath with 1 cup of Epson salt. The hot water will help in relaxing your muscles and take some pain away from them.
The Epson salt will help along with the hot bath circulate your blood which will help the healing process of your body, and Epson salt also help with relieving pain when used in conjunction with a hot bath.
