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leg pain

4everyoung1
4everyoung1
Help !! Does anyone have any insight and / or remedies for leg and upper arm pain ?
javagoat
javagoat
My legs are almost always sore. I take an warm epsom salt bubble bath most night before bed and read. It helps.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have a left arm that has been paining me for over 5 years now - I find that adding heat helps it a lot. Sometimes Arnica cream does help too.

Leg pain - just try rest your feet as much as you can. And make sure they are stretched out as much as possible, and don't sit with your legs crossed because this makes it worse.

Hope this helps.
susanbanthony
susanbanthony
I time myself when I sit on a desk chair after a hour the sharp knife pains start and inner crashing bone pains....you may need to set limits to what your doing...

Example - Walking is great but over doing it can be a nightmere later, finding out what your own body limits are can make all the differance.

Over use of any muscle will set off your own bodys alarms crying out for help...

It is sort of like learning to walk once again...

Hugs and Prayers

Sue
deleted_user
deleted_user
If You have access to a Pool...Just Walking around in one every other day, Occasionally going in as deep as your Neck...moving Your Arms back and Forth in the water...will Help those Sore Muscles Considerably...is Not an Immediate Fix...but Is a Long Term Fix. My Leg Pain Used to be so Bad...From the Bone Up Thru my Skin, From Feeling Like the Muscles have been Punched to Shooting, Burning Pain.

Heat pads, Warm Epsom salt baths..Light Massages...all good for the short term..for Right Now Relief....I wanted the Pain Gone...I wanted my Husband to be able to lay his hands on me without me Flinching Away..

Just Simply walking around in the water held my muscles in place, allowed them to relax, allowed me to strengthen them...was an AmaZing Tool my PT taught me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My physio told me swimming is good or light biking, something that is not hard on your body, walking as well but as some one else mentioned don't over do. I walk dogs for a living, and it is not strenuous normally, but I have to make sure I do not take on too many clients, but I use heat, baths, warm blankets, but some exercise can be helpful, your body will tell you the limits.

hope this helps.