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How To Relieve Pain And Hardness In Legs And Arm Muscle At Old Age?
both my husband and myself have pain and hardening in leg and arm muscles is this normal in the elderly both in mid sixties can we do something to releive pain it is hard sometimes to use arms use ibpropen and ativon which does help some is this a type of inflamation tks in advance
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
Based on your clinical history and query, my opinion is as follows:
1. Being active with mild stretching early and always warming up are the best methods to reduce pain and hardness.
2. Avoid too many oral analgesics, as it can cause gastritis. Try to use superfical analgesic sprays. You can also use hot fomentation also at times. Make sure, it is not too hot and could lead to burns.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Thanks for asking.
Based on your clinical history and query, my opinion is as follows:
1. Being active with mild stretching early and always warming up are the best methods to reduce pain and hardness.
2. Avoid too many oral analgesics, as it can cause gastritis. Try to use superfical analgesic sprays. You can also use hot fomentation also at times. Make sure, it is not too hot and could lead to burns.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
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