Acute Joint Pain Treatment Options and Relief Methods for You
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We use our joints everyday, all day. That's why muscle and joint pain due to an injury can feel so present in our lives. But don’t let that stop you from doing the things that make you - you. ...Learn about the available joint pain treatments so that you can put together a plan to get back to the movement you love.
There are a number of reason you may be experiencing joint pain, including tendonitis (e.g tennis elbow), or even common strains and sprains that occur in day to day life or sports injuries! We’ve outlined many different remedies and treatments for joint pain relief that with your health care professional can help get you on track to regaining your joy of movement. Always read the label to check if your joint pain cause is covered by our Voltaren products!
Home remedies for joint pain
Once you have ruled out the need for immediate medical attention, you may want to consider a number of home remedies for joint pain treatment. Home remedies can be straightforward easy (we love easy!) and effective (we love effective, too!) ways to get joint pain relief so that you can get going again.
For short-term relief (within the first 24 to 72 hours after an injury) of joint pain, try out an at-home method like PRICE.
PRICE stands for:
- Protect the joint - Use a brace or wrap to protect the joint while it recovers
- Rest the joint - Resting the joint will give it time to repair on its own. Continued usage can aggravate the joint, making recovery longer.
- Ice the joint - Applying ice to the joint can reduce inflammation. Just be sure to wrap your ice pack in a towel before applying it. Placing a bare ice pack directly to your skin is not advisable.
- Compress the joint - Compress the joint using an elastic wrap.
- Elevate the joint - Elevate the joint above the level of your heart.
If you experience joint pain, your natural instinct may be to keep still and stop moving – especially when it hurts to do so. While rest can be important during the first 72 hours after an acute injury, keeping moving is key for promoting joint mobility and function and treating your pain can help with this.
A key tip for how to relieve joint pain is diet. Maintaining a healthy weight is really important to reduce stress on your joints – especially weight bearing joints, like your knees.
Topical medication that you apply to the skin
Topical medications can come in the form of cream or gel that you apply to the skin. Voltaren gels relieve muscle and joint pain with a clinically proven NSAID.
Medication taken orally
Anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen taken orally in pill or capsule form can be effective pain relievers, as can painkillers like acetaminophen.
Heat patches
Heat patches are worn on the skin over the affected area in order to keep your muscles relaxed and loose for speedier recovery.
Voltaren gels for joint pain relief
You can use Voltaren Emulgel for your joints, so you can get back to doing the things you love. Voltaren pain relief gels are designed to beat pain by acting with a dual effect on your pain by:
- Relieving pain associated with recent, localized joint or muscle injuries
- Fighting inflammation
Other options for joint pain relief
Once you have explored your medication and home remedies for joint pain, you may want to seek medical advice from an expert.
Physical therapy
Physical therapy can help increase your range of motion by strengthening, loosening and warming up the muscles surrounding your affected joints.
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Health, wellness & your pain
Pain is rarely just physical nor is it always solved by taking medicine alone. Voltaren is your ally in helping you take more control of your pain journey, from the way you sleep, to mental wellbeing and complementary pain relief therapies.
