Everyone Experiences The Sensation Of Muscle Cramps, Home Remedies To Treat It

Muscle cramps are painful, sudden, involuntary bursts of contractions in a group of muscles. The sensation of cramped muscles is gravely tightened, rigid and extremely unbearable. It becomes difficult for a person suffering from muscles cramp from performing normal tasks. The person will have to drop off everything in order to tend to the tightening and painful sensation. Muscle cramps most often occur in the calf, thigh, hamstring, rib, arm or foot muscles. Everyone experiences the sensation of muscle cramps several times in their lives.

* Epsom Salt

Epsom salt has a high presence of magnesium which gets absorbed directly through the skin. Magnesium is essential for effectively treating muscle pain.

Epsom Salt – ¼ cup

- Add a ¼ cup of Epsom salt to a bathtub filled with hot water.
- Mix the salt well using your hand.
- Soak your body in the bathtub for 10-15 minutes.

* Castor Oil

Castor oil effectively counters the radicals that are causing the muscles to strain. It eases the pain and gives relief overnight.

Cold-pressed castor oil – 3 tablespoons (this can vary depending on the size of the plastic wrap or cloth)
Plastic wrap or cloth – 1-2
Heating pad – 1
Sterilized Cotton Balls – 2-3
Towel – 1

- Put the plastic wrap or cloth in hot water.
- Let it soak for a while before drying it out.
- Apply 3 tablespoons or less of castor oil on the wrap.
- Create a thin layer of the oil before wrapping it carefully around the muscle.
- Leave the castor oil pack on for next 8-10 hours, preferably overnight.
- Use a heating pad to warm the castor pack at equal intervals.
- Use a towel to clean off the oil spillage caused by the application – around the knees or any other part of the body.
- Remove the castor oil wrap after 8-10 hours.
- Use a warm wet towel to clean off the oil from the muscle.

* Hydration

Hydration improves the flow of blood throughout the body. It also balances the levels of magnesium, potassium, calcium and other minerals in the body that re needed for day-to-day functioning.

Water – 8 glasses

- Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day to keep the water hydrated.

* Pickle Juice

Pickle juice has high sodium content which helps in replenishing the lost electrolytes in the body.

Pickle juice – 3 tablespoons

- You can make a shot of pickle juice from store-bought cucumber pickles or homemade pickles.
- Drink it from a vodka shot glass every day.

* Baking Soda

Baking soda has sodium bicarbonate which helps in preventing and soothing muscle pain and soreness due to intense physical activity.

Baking soda – 1 tablespoon
Water – 1 cup

- Add 1 tablespoon of baking soda to a cup of room temperature water.
- Mix it well and consume immediately.

* Heat

Applying heat to the strained muscle helps in relieving the tightness, pain and soreness in the area.

Heating pad – 1

- Apply the heating pad to the cramped area.
- Leave it on for 10 minutes.
- Re-apply after a couple of hours.