MUSCLE FEVER

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness(DOMS) is known as Muscle Fever. After intense, unfamiliar, strenuous exercise pain and stiffness occurs in muscles peaking as long as a day or two later.Muscle soreness symptoms are severe, 24-72 hours after the strenuous exercise. 

Measures to relieve muscle soreness

No specific treatment but few below mentioned measures can relieve symptoms:

• Rest – rest to the affected muscle helps to relieve pain and helps in the fast recovery of affected muscle.

• Hot and Ice Packs - muscle circulation and  recovery can be accelerated by applying an ice pack for 15 minutes followed by a hot pack for another 15 minutes and back again.

• Gentle massage-It will relax the muscles and also helps in speedy recovery

• Hydration-muscle soreness recovers fast by drinking more water as it flushes out toxins causing soreness of muscles.

• Warm bath-Taking bath with warm water relaxes the tight muscles and also increase circulation.

• Proper nutrition- a balanced diet is necessary as deficiency of nutrients can delay recovery of muscles.

• NSAIDs- are used to decrease pain .                                             

Prevention

• Proper hydration
• Adequate pre and post workout nutrition
• Warm up properly
• Regulated progression of training
• Cool down sessions