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Home Remedies to Relieve Your DOMS

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20th Jul 2018




If you decide “Enough! I want a beach body with abs and stuff” and hit the gym, you will probably not feel well the day after. An dull pain in your muscles will not let you feel comfortable and move easy. Meet the delayed onset muscle syndrome (or DOMS, to be shorter) - the enemy of all the sports novices.

What is actually DOMS? This pain occurs because of the toxins of the lactic acid gathered in your muscles. This happens when the muscles perform work that is not usual for them. There can be also micro traumas during the training (for example, pulled muscles).

It is important to know that DOMS is not a disease or pathology. Usually, it takes few days for our body to cope with it and it will just pass without any additional efforts. If you train regularly, your muscles get used and you will not have such problem in future. But if you make a long interval, it may come back.

Still, it can be very annoying and why suffer if there exist ways to relieve it. It does not require any special treatment, but these simple advices from the Sports Injury & Pain Management Clinic of New York will help you feel much better and not be afraid to come back to gym.

  1. Physical activity. How terrifying it may sound to you now, when you can barely move, adjusting your muscles for the regular work is really the most helpful measure. At least a little morning exercising will boost your blood circulation and drive the toxins away much faster.
  2. Warmth. The warm compresses also make your blood circulation more active. A warm bath is an excellent way to combine relaxation with the remedy. You will feel the relief at once.
  3. Massage. It is a very effective way of the body detoxification. But in case with DOMS, it can be extremely painful. It will bring a significant relief, but first you must be able to tolerate the worse pain during the procedure.
  4. Hydration. Be sure that you drink enough water, it will was the toxins away. Green tea is also very good as the natural analgesic.

As you can see, all these remedies are very simple and mostly pleasant and useful for you. Take care and keep working out!