Arnicare® Gel is an Essential Part of Any Child’s Sports First Aid Kit

Newtown Square, Pa. – Youth sports are more popular than ever with an estimated 58 million children now participating in some type of organized sport. While children are gearing up for the busy sports season this spring, parents should keep in mind that along with the health benefits of regular exercise comes the increased risk of injuries to tender skins and growing bodies.

“Even with the strictest of safety precautions, injuries due to bumps, falls and overexertion are a common occurrence for young athletes especially those participating in sports such as football, soccer, field hockey and cross country,” says Brooke de Lench, youth sports expert and author of Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Team Sports (Harper Collins 2006).

Ms. de Lench recommends that every parent keep a well-stocked first aid kit handy for on-the-spot treatment of injuries and that it includes medicines for pain and swelling.

“You should thoroughly evaluate your children’s needs according to their sports and create your own portable first aid kit,” says Ms. de Lench. “Your kit should address not only wound management but also pain and swelling. I always recommend including Boiron’s Arnicare Gel to treat muscle aches, stiffness and bruising that may occur from minor injuries, trauma and overexertion during practices or at games. Arnicare Gel has no known drug interactions or reported side effects so it’s safe for the whole family to use.”

The active ingredient in Arnicare Gel is Arnica montana, also known as Mountain daisy, a perennial plant commonly found in the Northwestern parts of the U.S. and Central Europe. Centuries ago European mountain climbers used the fresh plant to relieve sore, aching muscles and bruises from falls. Today Arnica has grown into one of the most popular homeopathic medicines worldwide to treat minor injuries, overexertion or pain, swelling and bruising from surgery. 

Parents and children alike will appreciate the non-greasy texture and quick absorption of Arnicare Gel which contains no artificial colors or perfumes. The topical is packaged in a small tube so it will fit easily into a glove compartment, gym bag or knapsack.

“Parents will find that Arnica montana is one of the safest medicines for their children as well as themselves,” says Ms. de Lench. “I am the mother of triplet sons. When they were playing youth sports, I never left the house without a tube of Arnica in my purse.  Now as young adults, they know to reach for the Arnica after a day of golf, biking or rock climbing to soothe aches and pains.”

Regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a drug, Arnicare Gel is manufactured according to the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS) and drug Good Manufacturing Practices.1