Post-Practice Routine: Sports Cream

After a hard session of practice or an especially tiring game, you’ll likely suffer from sore muscles and joints. That is quite normal; you exert a lot of pressure on your muscles and joints and this invariably results in soreness.

To promote recovery, you’ll be advised to drinks lots of water to replace lost fluids as well as load up on carbohydrates and protein to replace those which you lost. Others also go for a body massage to ease the soreness of their body. However, one of the most immediate remedy to muscle soreness is applying topical sports cream to the aching parts of your body.

But wait, did you know that these sport creams can be lethal?

Yes, they can be fatal.

On 13th of April, 2007, a promising track and field high school athlete died in her sleep. Arielle Newman relieved her muscles pains by applying large amounts of sports cream. The doctors found out she died of an overdose of methyl salicylate, also known as salicyclic acid methyl ester. An overdose can likely occur when some uses more than the recommended amount of application for this product.

Although Newman’s case was not enough to give a clear link between overdose of methyl salicylate and consequent death, it is enough to increase awareness among consumers on products such as sports creams.

There were other products which were also used in excess and that how she ended up with high levels. It is also the use of the products over time and not just a single overuse which can cause severe side effects and, sometimes, death. Topical application of sports cream especially those containing methyl salicylate should not cover more than 40% of the body.

Not all over the counter drugs are safe; you must be a responsible consumer. Read labels, ask questions, and seek medical advice when in doubt. Newman’s death could have been prevented if reading labels and directions for use become a standard practice.

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