you can get ibroleave (not sure on the spelling) gell which you apply to the affected area it works a treat for anything muscular... i take about two tubes with me when i go snowboarding in the snowparks... bailing hurts!!!
A nun at our convent school was renowned for replying to such requests, ' the suffering lord jesus on the cross didn't have an aspirin'. A very bad girl said back one day, 'in that case sister may I have a sponge soaked in vinegar?'