Alleviating post-injection pain...
...which is caused by unintentionally flinching/tensing the target muscle during the injection. This, as I understand, causes micro-tissue damage within the muscle, at the injection site, and can cause a lot of pip (this I bloody know! Lol). I've found myself doing this from time to time with Glute injections,- particularly during aspiration,- sometimes, it just happens, and I don't realise I'm tensing the muscle until I start to withdraw the needle. Sometimes I just flinch, realise, and relax, but the damage has been done.
Anyway, what I'd basically like to know, is if anyone's got any tips for alleviating this 'specific' cause of pip; immediately following the injection, and also over the next few days when it can still be sore?
For example, would heat or cold therapy be better; straight afterwards, and also the next few days following? What about massaging the area the days following? etcetc.
Cheers y'all!
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