How To Use Essential Oils For Joints And Muscles

Muscle and joint problems are common and affect almost everyone at some point in life. These can be pain and wear and tear caused by work, sports injuries or injuries caused by an accident. Poor posture as well as natural deterioration caused by old age often lead to pain, stiffness and numbness.

Unfortunately, long-term drug therapies for such ailments are very rarely available to help prevent and treat the ailments. For this reason, we recommend the use of essential oils to treat joint and muscle pain.

Often oral preparations are suitable for pain relief and their ease makes them a popular treatment for pain: the tablet can be taken at any time and its effect starts quickly. However, superficial treatments are more effective than oral treatments for joints and muscles, as treatments absorbed through the skin pores penetrate directly into the pain site.

By using essential oils, you do not burden any other part of the body, such as the digestive tract or liver. External treatments also do not have a detrimental effect on blood pressure or other body functions. Many are interested in essential oils, but getting started using them can seem daunting: there are many options and different oils have different effects. What is the most essential oil for your ailment? Keep reading and find out!

Which essential oils are best suited for the treatment of muscle ailments?

1. Rosemary and camphor

The oil made from rosemary and camphor is ideal for relieving pain and relaxing stiff muscles. This combination is suitable for the treatment of muscle cramps and injuries.

Many suffer from muscle cramps and pain, often due to poor posture, working posture, or other factors, and with rosemary camphor oil, the cure is treated quickly. Apply the oil directly to the pain points by rubbing gently.

The oil is not suitable for pregnant women, nursing mothers or children under 6 years of age.

2. Winter oil

Do you suffer from tendinitis or tennis elbow? Such ailments can be very painful and negatively affect life, but they can be treated successfully.

Winter oil is known as natural aspirin and, like aspirin, is not suitable for those allergic to acetylsalicylic acid.

Like rosemary camphor oil, winter oil is not suitable for pregnant or lactating women, or children under 6 years of age.

When using winter oil, you can enhance its effect by using thermal baths, practicing yoga and eating foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, as they prevent swelling and inflammation.

3. Fever tree or fever eucalyptus

If you cannot use the previous oils due to pregnancy, for example, hot wood oil is suitable for you. Made from fever-eucalyptus, the oil brings exactly the same soothing effects and is suitable for all users. Firewood oil has an analgesic effect that helps you relax and remove pain and stiffness in your muscles and joints.

This is how you use essential oils

The oils are applied externally to the skin directly at the site of pain, so their effect remains superficial and, like traditional painkillers, they do not affect the whole body by burdening the liver and digestion.

Essential oils should not be used undiluted directly on the skin as they can irritate the skin and exacerbate the problem. Mix the essential oil with almond oil or arnica oil. The effect of essential oils is not diluted when added to other oils.

• According to the instructions of naturopaths, it is advisable to start the treatment of pain points by first rubbing the treated area with almond or arnica oil alone. These oils have an anti-inflammatory effect that prevents pain and prepares the area for essential oil. This way, a good treatment base is ready and the effect of the essential oil is enhanced.

• Once you have warmed your muscles and joints with oil, add a few drops of the essential oil you want to a drop of almond or arnica oil.
• Rub the oil into the skin in a rotating, lightly heavy motion. You will notice the effect of the oil almost immediately: the pain will be relieved in just a few minutes.
• Repeat the massage 4 times a day for best results.

Unbelievable, isn’t it? By using essential oils, you can successfully treat a variety of muscle and joint ailments, and continue to perform activities and tasks normally.