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.
Rest and Ice. You need to rest your sore or strained muscle and give it time to heal. Rest along with ice also will limit the blood flow to the area, as sore or strained muscles often go into spasms initially. You do not want to worsen the injury or cause any additional pain.