CBD For Muscle Pain

If you’re suffering from muscle pain you may wish to consider using CBD on your muscles. CBD is readily available in creams, gels, and ointments and can add a soothing benefit to your massage treatment for your sore muscles. Before you begin, it’s important to understand that there are a variety of different CBD creams, gels, and ointments on the market. You’ll want to select the form that works best for you.

You’ll want to select the one that you prefer. Many people prefer a cream or a gel over an ointment. It’s all up to you. All three types are readily absorbed by the body so you won’t have to select based on the absorption rate. Different companies design their CBD with different ratios so you’ll want to determine which ratio will work best for your needs.

If you’re extra sore or have a muscle injury you’ll want to go with a stronger ratio than if you’re just having a few sore muscles due to an over-exuberant workout. Some of the creams, gels, and ointment have a trace of THC in them as well so you’ll want to read the labels carefully before you select your favorite.

Make sure that you try a sample first. You may not like the scent of some brands. There are some that have no scent at all and there are others that have wintergreen, menthol, or other scents. If you’re unsure, ask at your local retailer as to what scents that they may have available. Many of the CBD muscle rubs also have other ingredients in them such as arnica which is also a great pain relieving homeopathic remedy.

By combining CBD with such all-natural ingredients as arnica and menthol, peppermint, wintergreen, and other ingredients you’re enhancing the benefits of the CBD and the other ingredients and you’re speeding healing to your injured muscles.

Make sure to test a small area of your body before you apply the cream, gel, or ointment to a larger area. That way, if you’re allergic to any of the ingredients you’ll only have a small area of your body that reacts vs a larger area. If you’re allergic to any of the ingredients, don’t use the product.

If you’re going to use a CBD cream, gel, or ointment on muscle pain, ask your doctor regarding any potential drug interactions if you’re already on any medications or muscle creams, gels, or ointments that your doctor may have already prescribed. In most cases, there aren’t any interactions, however, there may be a few potential interactions that have recently come to light so always ask your doctor or physician’s assistant first.

One of the best-added benefits of massaging the affected area with CBD cream, gel, or ointment is that you can get the CBD right to the source of the pain almost instantly. As soon as you get the cream, gel, or ointment on your skin your body is absorbing the benefits of the CBD.

The CBD works to relieve the inflammation which relaxes the muscle, which will, in turn, relieve the pain in your sore muscles. The key is understanding how much of the cream, gel, or ointment to use to get the proper dosage of pain relief. Most of the labels will give directions for application and you can ask where you purchase your products to find out what is recommended.

Remember, when using CBD, start small for dosages and slowly work your way up. Often, it only takes a small amount to deliver the pain relief that larger amounts of pharmaceuticals would deliver. Keep in mind too that there are different strengths and that CBD continues working on the body long after that initial application of CBD for muscle pain.