Best way to heal a pulled muscle.?!


Question: Best way to heal a pulled muscle!.!?
It is in my lower back!.I was playing football and i jumped up and it hurt really bad!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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With proper care for the area, your pain in the back musculature should lessen over three weeks!. You should know that the healing of the area continues and doesn't even peak until at least six weeks following the initial injury

Treatment Measures of Pulled Back Muscle

The initial approach to treating a muscle strain is to support and protect the muscles, help them to loosen up and lessen the pain and minimize any inflammation!.
While exercise is appropriate for breaking down scar tissue once the area has healed, it may further irritate the area during the initial stages!.
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Ice massage and ice application is generally most helpful during the first 48 hours following an injury that strains the back muscles
After this initial period, heat therapy is probably more beneficial to the healing process!. For some people, alternating heat therapy with cold application such as ice massage therapy provides the most pain relief!. Moist heat, such as a warm bath or whirlpool, is thought to aid the healing process by increasing circulation and relaxing muscle spasms
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