Exercise safely
Before starting any sort of exercise, make sure you warm up first and gently stretch your muscles.

If you are going to start a new type of exercise, it’s worth checking first with your doctor.

If you experience any of the following symptoms while exercising, stop immediately and check with your doctor or pharmacist: chest pain, difficulty in breathing, pain in your left arm.

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If you do need a helping hand to ease aching joints or muscles, the deeply penetrating warmth of Transvasin Heat Rub and Spray work rapidly and effectively to help relieve pain in joints and muscles. When combined with gentle massage, Transvasin’s deeply penetrating warmth relieves pain and relaxes stiff muscles without the need to take tablets – or obtain a prescription. Always read the label.

Managing muscle and joint pain

Muscular and joint pain can affect anyone and may be caused by exercise, injury, rheumatism or just wear and tear on the body.

A sprain is a stretched or torn ligament – the piece of tissue that connects one bone to another. You can suffer a sprain by changing direction suddenly, or falling and landing awkwardly, or receiving a blow or a bump. Symptoms include inflammation, bruising and pain in the affected area.

A strain is damage to a muscle or a tendon – the link between a muscle and a bone. You can cause a strain by over-stretching, moving too fast, bending wrongly, or even exercising without warming up and cooling down effectively. Symptoms include pain, swelling and stiffness.

• With a mild to moderate sprain or strain, the recipe for treatment for the first two days is RICE – Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.

• Rest your sprain or strain by moving the joint as little as possible, and avoiding putting weight on it. Ice cools the injured area and eases the swelling, bruising and pain. Don’t apply ice directly to your skin.