Home Remedies For Body aches - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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Home Remedies For Body Aches - Causes, Symptoms,
and Treatment
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Introduction

• Does anyone exist in the world who has not
  experienced aches or pains at least once in their
  lifetime?
• Most of the times, body aches happen as a symptom
  of any underlying diseases. Aches are usually
  harmless but helps to understand the causes of
  pain. The intensity may vary from condition to
  condition and also individual to individual.
• Body aches can be easily identified and can be
  easily treated without help of a doctor. Pain may
  be sharp, intermittent or dull. Identifying the
  exact cause helps to find an appropriate remedy
  for pain.

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What are the Cause of Aches

• There may be many different reasons why body ache
  occurs. While most of the body aches are easily
  treatable, there are few serious diseases which
  needs medical care and attention.

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• Fibromyalgia
• Fibromyalgia is condition that has symptoms like
  pain, fatigue, and muscle stiffness. Long term
  condition of fibromyalgia leads to aches and
  pains throughout the body.
• Infections and viruses
• Conditions like flu, common cold etc. may cause
  body aches. When such infections occur in the
  body, the body releases white blood cells, which
  has the power to fight against infections. This
  results in stiffness and ache in the muscles.
• Medications
• Certain medication and drugs such as BP
  medicines, statins, etc. can make the body fee
  sore, stiff and achy. Withdrawal symptoms of
  alcohol, certain drugs including cocaine, opium,
  can also produce similar effects.

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• Fluid retention
• Fluid retention in the body can cause the muscles
  to swell and compresses the nerve, which results
  in general muscular aches and cramps. There may
  be occurrence of symptoms like localized sharp
  pains and cramps.
• Underactive thyroid creates high risk in
  triggering fluid retention. Congestive heart
  failure, liver cirrhosis, malnutrition, chronic
  kidney diseases and nephrotic syndrome can also
  result in fluid retention in the body.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Hypokalemia
• Low potassium in the blood stream affects the
  muscle functioning and nerves. This may result in
  body aches, weakness, fatigue and muscle cramps.
• Stress
• Stress weakens the body and immune system. This
  also ends in muscle stiffness and ache in the
  body.
• Dehydration
• Staying hydrated is very important to keep ones
  health up. essential to keep a person's body
  functioning well. Dehydration can sometimes cause
  a person to feel tired and sore.

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• Lack of sleep
• Sleeplessness leads to exhaustion, which may
  cause aches and pains in the body. Over a time,
  this may lead to exhaustion of the body.
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• People suffering from chronic fatigue will also
  experience body aches.
• Arthritis
• Arthritis occurs when a person's joints are
  inflamed. Aches and pain are common in this
  condition. Autoimmune disorders
• Multiple sclerosis
• Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune condition
  which effects the central nervous system. The
  tissue around the nerve cells get damaged due to
  persistent inflammation. This results in aches
  and pains in the body.

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What are the Signs and symptoms of body Aches?

• Body aches often occur along with other symptoms.
  They are
• Pain
• Weakness
• Fatigue
• Shivering or variation in body temperature
• Feverish and cold-like symptoms

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Home Remedies For Body Aches
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1. Cold Compress

• Apply an ice pack over the aching areas. Give
  gentle massage and leave it for 10minutes. Repeat
  this for 3 times a day.
• A cold pack or compress helps to reduce the aches
  by reducing the nerve activity in the affected
  area. Its eliminates the inflammation over the
  area and provides quick relief from body ache.

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2. Ginger

• Take fresh ginger root, peel and clean it. Cut
  into small pieces. Squeeze these ginger pieces
  and boil in the water. After boiling allow it to
  become warm and add some honey into it and
  consume.
• Ginger is a very good anti-inflammatory and
  analgesic drugs. It has rich component in it
  which acts on the body and keeps it healthy.

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3. Cinnamon

• Add cinnamon to a glass of warm water and stir it
  well. Add honey to it and consume.
• Cinnamon is a supreme spice which is used in
  culinary items. It is a potent drug which has
  significant anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and
  healing properties.

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4. Body massage

• An authentic body massage helps in relieving the
  tensions in the muscle and thereby relieving the
  pain. Scientific studies have given evidences
  that massage therapy, helps to reduce pain when
  compared to set of individuals who has taken no
  treatment for pain.

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5. Mustard Oil

• Take warm mustard oil and apply over the area of
  aches and massage gently.
• Leave it for 30-40mins and take shower in hot
  water. Apply this daily until the aches are
  cured.
• A mustard oil massage is a great way to fight
  against body aches. Mustard oil has compound
  allyl isothiocyanate which helps the body to get
  rid of inflammation and aches.

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