Mr P
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Grandma's Magic Home Remedy - Epsom Salts!
This is one of the best things you can and should do for your body. And it costs next to nothing. Soak in a hot bath with about 2 handfuls of Epsom salts added to the water. Epsom salts have magnesium in them and this helps draw inflammation out of the muscles, joints, etc. This may be the one exception to the "Always ice when you have a new injury" rule. I often recommend a hot bath with Epsom salts after a long run when the muscles are just aching. I also recommend soaking once a week as a treat to your legs, just to keep them happy!
Epsom salts can also be used more locally. A bucket of water works well to soak a sore plantar fascia, a face cloth soaked in water with Epsom salts can be wrapped around a sore Achilles tendon to decrease swelling. If you use the face cloth method, use a sauce pan with a half handful of Epsom salts, soak the cloth , wring it out, place it over the sore spot, wrap a plastic bag around it to keep in the heat, and then wrap a towel or tensor bandage around everything to hold it in place. It works wonders!
This is one of the best things you can and should do for your body. And it costs next to nothing. Soak in a hot bath with about 2 handfuls of Epsom salts added to the water. Epsom salts have magnesium in them and this helps draw inflammation out of the muscles, joints, etc. This may be the one exception to the "Always ice when you have a new injury" rule. I often recommend a hot bath with Epsom salts after a long run when the muscles are just aching. I also recommend soaking once a week as a treat to your legs, just to keep them happy!
Epsom salts can also be used more locally. A bucket of water works well to soak a sore plantar fascia, a face cloth soaked in water with Epsom salts can be wrapped around a sore Achilles tendon to decrease swelling. If you use the face cloth method, use a sauce pan with a half handful of Epsom salts, soak the cloth , wring it out, place it over the sore spot, wrap a plastic bag around it to keep in the heat, and then wrap a towel or tensor bandage around everything to hold it in place. It works wonders!
