Thigh pain, what causes it, how to relieve the symptoms

My child’s school has a test on skipping rope. I took my child to practice and found out the reason for his thigh pain. I've had this phenomenon before, when I walked too much and my legs got tired. Sometimes I will experience thigh soreness after exercising, which will disappear after a few days. But this time, when I took my child to skip rope, we didn’t walk a long way, but after just a while, the inner thighs became sore and it hurt when I walked. How can I alleviate this symptom?

The first step should be to apply cold compress to the painful area every 4-6 hours for 20 minutes each time during the first few days. This allows the muscles to relax from excessive tension and thus relieve pain. The tool for cold compress can be an ice pack or a bag of frozen vegetables. It is best to wrap the ice pack with a dry towel or clothing before applying cold compress to prevent frostbite on the skin. After two to three days of cold compress, the muscle tension and pain can be greatly relieved. At this time, hot compress therapy should be used in time to completely eliminate the muscle soreness. It is best to use hot compress therapy three times a day, 20 minutes each time. There are many ways to use hot compress therapy. You can use a small bottle of hot water or a hot towel directly on the painful area, or you can use a heat lamp, a tub bath, or a hot shower.

Experts also point out that for muscle or joint pain caused by some chronic diseases (such as arthritis), hot compresses are more effective than cold compresses. Ways to avoid muscle soreness: Muscle stretching exercises (performed in a static manner). The principle of gradual load: The overload principle of muscle training makes muscles prone to injury. Only by combining the principle of gradual load and slowly improving the quality and quantity of muscle training can injuries be effectively avoided. Appropriate supplementation of vitamin C is recommended, but further analysis and confirmation is needed. Delayed onset muscle soreness refers to muscle soreness that occurs several hours to 24 hours after exercise. The muscle soreness usually lasts for one to three days. The causes of delayed onset muscle soreness are nothing more than muscle injury, muscle spasm or connective tissue abnormalities. However, it is generally believed that connective tissue abnormalities are the biggest cause of delayed onset muscle soreness.

The general public believes that muscle soreness is caused by lactic acid accumulation, which is incorrect. Sudden, intense or overly repetitive activity of muscles that are rarely used or trained can easily cause delayed muscle soreness. The best way to prevent it is to perform muscle activity in a gradual manner so that the muscles can bear the heavy or repeated exercise that will be performed. If you already have muscle soreness, you should rest and use heat therapy, and avoid excessive activity, otherwise it will easily cause more serious injuries.

Above, I have specifically introduced the causes of thigh pain and methods to alleviate the symptoms. My friend told me that this is a symptom caused by lack of exercise. If I don’t take measures to alleviate the symptoms, the pain will gradually disappear, but it will disappear more slowly. Exercise can not only strengthen the body, but also release stress from all aspects. I will start exercising quickly.