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.
To help ease cramps, you can try the following: 1  Take ibuprofen or naproxen sodium (if you do not have an allergy to aspirin or severe asthma). 2  Exercise. 3  Place a heating pad, heat wrap, or other source of heat on your abdomen or lower back.