Natural health: What remedy can I take for a pulled muscle? 

Tips on treating a strained muscle and stiffness

Boswellia can be taken as needed for pain or to offset the pain associated with long-term inflammatory joint or muscular conditions.

I pulled a muscle in my back a week ago. I took paracetamol at first, which helped to ease the intense pain. Is there anything I can take for the ongoing dull ache?

Boswellia serrata would be my first choice to treat a recovering pulled or strained muscle. It works by opening the blood vessels causing restriction and pain in the body and has been proven in clinical studies to be as powerful as ibuprofen and other over-the-counter pain relief.