7 Home Remedies To Treat Muscle Cramps

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

What You Will Need

Epsom Salt – ¼ cup

What To Do

- 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

What You Will Need

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

What To Do

- 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

What You Will Need

Water – 8 glasses

What To Do

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

How Often To Do

You should take sips of water throughout the day.

Pickle Juice

What You Will Need

Pickle juice – 3 tablespoons

What To Do

- 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

What You Will Need

Baking soda – 1 tablespoon
Water – 1 cup

What To Do

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

Heat

What You Will Need

Heating pad – 1

What To Do

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

How Often To Do

You can do this 3-4 times a day.

Black Molasses

What You Will Need

Blackstrap molasses – 1 tablespoon

What To Do

Eat a tablespoon of blackstrap molasses.

How Often To Do

You can do this once or twice daily.