NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., May 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Even pleasant pastimes can be painful. Gardening is one of many seasonal activities that can be enjoyable, but can also lead to muscle soreness and pain. Recent surveys show the most common source of neck and back pain during the warmer months is largely due to yard work. For relief, gardeners can turn to a homeopathic medicine called Arnicare to help ease muscle pain and stiffness, as well as reduce swelling from injuries and discoloration from bruising.
“There can be so many different sources of pain from our regular routines and activities, such as gardening, that it’s easy to overlook until the pain problem escalates,” said Dr. Ken Redcross, board-certified internal medicine physician. “It’s best to identify triggers of the muscle pain and soreness, then try lifestyle modifications and remedies from Mother Nature that are closer to the earth before taking numbing pain medication.”
Gardening pain can be caused by digging, lifting and moving heavy objects, and standing or squatting in strange positions for long periods of time. Most people, who enjoy gardening as a hobby, forget that this strenuous activity can take a toll on joints and muscles. And, although gardening is not a contact sport, Redcross advises to prepare for it like any other athletic activity.
Redcross recommends warming up the muscles and stretching before and after yard work to minimize strains, and limiting gardening activity to 20-30 minutes at a time to give muscles much needed breaks. He also recommends using Arnicare, a pain reliever made from Arnica montana, an ingredient from a specific type of mountain daisy that is harvested each summer in the French Alps. Arnicare can help relieve lower back pain and muscle stiffness that often results after a long day of tending to the yard and garden beds.
Arnicare can be taken orally in the form of pellets that dissolve under the tongue or used topically as a gel or cream for relief of muscle pain and stiffness. It can be purchased over-the-counter at most pharmacies including CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens as well as natural health stores nationwide. It’s also an affordable solution costing between $7-10 for the gels, creams and pellets. All Arnicare products are manufactured according to the high standards of drug Good Manufacturing Practices and conform to the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States.
“It’s pretty amazing that you can manage muscle pain from an active ingredient that comes straight from nature’s garden,” said Redcross. “Gardening is quite therapeutic when done properly, and unmatched when it comes to the benefits of mind, body and spirit.”
To avoid further gardening pain, Redcross also recommends the following: Set attainable goals, be aware and take care when bending and reaching, ask for help often, use cushions under knees, work with long-handled tools to keep a better posture, switch up activities often to avoid repetitive-motion injuries, listen to one’s own body and take plenty of breaks. For more gardening tips, visit: www.arnicare.com .
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