We are pleased today to have one of our experts, Dr. Larry Kagen, who is a Professor of Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and an attending physician at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the Hospital for Special Surgery, to talk about muscle disease.
Treating Sore Muscles at Home. 1  1. Rest and take it easy. 2  2. Apply cold therapy for acute muscle soreness. 3  3. Apply moist heat for chronic muscle soreness.  4. Take pain 1  medicine. 5. Stretch your sore muscle( 2 s). 6. Drink more water.
Do easy stretches. When you're feeling sore and stiff, the last thing you want to do is move, but it's the first thing you should do. Go easy, though, and warm up first with a 20-minute walk. Take a swim. One of the best remedies for sore muscles is swimming.