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Yesterday I was feeling absolutely wrecked and I decided to fill the bathtub (smaller little sucker that it is) with hot water and just lay there. After about an hour it was getting cold so I emptied some and added more hot water. and an hour later, I did the same. A little while after that I think I fell asleep. or at least I was somewhere between asleep and awake. I knew I was in the tub but was still in a dream state. Or maybe I was just asleep and dreaming about being in the tub dreaming...anyway...Next thing I know it is two hours later (total of 4 hours in the tub) so I force myself to get out and basically go back to bed and back to sleep. I slept all day yesterday. Today, I felt better but still didn't feel good. I thought maybe another soak in the tub before work would help so I spend a bit over an hour in a hot bath. It felt good and I felt less sore....until I got out at which time, I think I felt worse. I think maybe the warm water was just masking the pain then when it went away my body was like "HELLO!"
Anyone else have this problem? I think if I had a hot tub with jets for massaging it would be different.
Anyone else have this problem? I think if I had a hot tub with jets for massaging it would be different.
I go to a health club and I go into a sauna there and feel better too. Water aerobics in a warm pool is wonderful which is the main reason I go to the health club.
I get in one every night before bed to loosen my muscles. I do believe is masks pain until it wares off unfortunately but just that 30 minutes of relief is enough to get me to do it every night.
I have heard hot tub jets are good too, but my mom had one and I had to be careful because the jets just pump way to fast and too hard and it actually ends up hurting me and I feel more sore the next morning.
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If I stay in the hot tub for too long it does feel good while in but hurts after... I find no more than an hour in there does the job and gives me the relief I need.
I also often sleep with a hot pad put wherever I feel I'm having the worst problem.