Getting Back on the Track – Managing Pain and Speeding up Recovery

The Coronavirus pandemic has grounded professionals from around the world and confined them to their homes. This grounding has turned many into couch potatoes and others into fitness gurus. However, some of us need to constantly be in shape to perform – athletes.
Athletes and sportspersons are especially at risk during the coronavirus pandemic due to their need to use sporting facilities to train. As they were confined to their homes at very short notice, most athletes had to come up with innovative ways to continue training at home. This will allow them to be at their best when they hit the track after the pandemic.

The Problems with Training at Home

Many athletes might not have weights, spinners, or a treadmill at home – forcing them to use unscientific methods to train. Training at home often requires going back to the basics – lifting objects instead of scientifically designed weights for weight training, toning various muscle groups using crude methods and running on hard surfaces like a floor. These methodologies may continue to keep you in shape but come with the added disadvantage of causing injuries. Another major gripe of sportspersons quarantined at home is back pain, which can either be caused by sitting for too long, or postural problems when they are not training.

Recovering after Sporting iInjuries

The resultant injuries from training at home can sometimes cause athletes to lose valuable training time due to this time being spent on recovery. With no coaches or trainers around, pain management at this time is mostly by using painkillers, patches, or home-therapy.

Are there Drug-Free Alternatives to Manage Pain?

Most athletes switch to powerful painkillers or sprays for immediate relief, but both these products have their disadvantages. Sprays can cause allergic reactions on the skin, and painkillers can be addictive, making athletes dependent upon them. There are, however, alternatives that can help.

Muscle Pains

Cooling treatment is often used to reduce the recovery time in a sports rehabilitation program. Products like Physicool can rapidly cool and compress the target muscles, offering the muscle-recovery benefits of an ice pack but without the risk of injury. Physicool helps to speed up recovery, reduce muscle pain and relieve soreness without discomfort and can be used for extended periods.

Back Pain

A common problem reported during the quarantine by individuals and athletes alike is of back pain. Back pain is debilitating and can significantly reduce performance or the ability to exercise. TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) therapy is a revolutionary way to ease back pain without medication or side effects. The Hollywog WiTouch Pro is the safest and the most powerful FDA-approved wireless TENS device in the market that can help you get rid of back pain, fast. WiTouch Pro is discreet and is Bluetooth-enabled, making it possible for you to control the intensity of the stimulation through your smartphone.

Aches and pains are common complaints about sportspersons, and sporting-related injuries even more so. With revolutionary products like Physicool and WiTouch Pro, Sanrai has ensured that athletes can get the pain relief they need, without the added dependence on medication.