Here’s why doctors want you to stop popping pain relievers like ibuprofen or Advil to treat your sore muscles after a workout.

Your body eventually adapts to this stress and repairs and remodels tissues so you can handle the increased miles. But higher ...

Bleakley C , McDonough S, et al. Cold-water immersion (cryotherapy) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012; 2 :CD008262. Intense exercise involving ...

Recently published research shows that acidosis-evoked discomfort—termed ‘sngception’—is a distinct somatosensory modality, ...

This is what DOMS really means for muscle growth, recovery, and whether you need more protein, according to science and the experts.

From running and knee health to calorie tracking, a sport and exercise scientist answers some of the most common fitness ...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological and psychological effects of massage on delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Methods: Eighteen volunteers were randomly ...

The advice is clear: when in doubt, stick with exercise and nutrition advice supported by science, not what’s trending online ...

There’s extensive research to show that supplementing with creatine alongside strength training results in muscle gain, reduces delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and boosts performance; hence its ...

Some believe that has benefits for recovery; it helps, they think, to flush out waste from your workout, prevent swelling, and reduce DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness).