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How do you heal sore muscles?
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Time!: Sore muscles, especially those from a hard workout or a new strenuous activity, simply recover on their own. Soreness should resolve within 3-4 days. Hydrating well, applying ice and/or heat for 20 minutes 2-3x/day and resting the muscles until the soreness has significantly reduced should suffice for most. Nsaids like advil or Aleve (naproxen) can be used for a few days to alleviate the soreness.
Answered 2/19/2015
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Rest, ice @ 1st then: heat, and avoid activity that aggravates it.
Answered 8/14/2018
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