5. Pain Medication
Most exercises cause muscle stiffness and pain that shows up a day later. It is normal to have muscle pain after you play or workout. These extreme changes lead to small injuries in your muscle fibers that are felt a day later as pain.
If you get muscle pain once in a while, you can take pain medication to ease the discomfort fast. Acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug like ibuprofen are usually prescribed to relieve muscle pain.
Be cautious when taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the long term because they interfere with muscle ability to repair itself. If you are taking other medications, consult with your doctor about any interactions these pain drugs may have with them.
If your muscle pain is severe and does not go away despite treating the ways discussed above, go see your doctor. This could be a sign that you have injured yourself badly.