{"id":7023,"date":"2024-05-30T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=7023"},"modified":"2024-05-30T09:28:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:28:04","slug":"is-heat-actually-good-for-sore-muscles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=7023","title":{"rendered":"Is Heat Actually Good for Sore Muscles?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A hot tub or a sauna after a hard workout can feel amazing. But is it as healthy as it feels?<\/p>\n

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After a hard workout, soaking in a hot tub or sitting in a steam room can be transcendent. A heating pad pressed on a particularly tight area of your lower back can help it feel looser after a long day of lifting boxes or hunching at your computer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI go to the sauna myself,\u201d said Dr. Wen Chen, a program director at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. After a long day of skiing over the holidays, her back tends to get sore, \u201cbut after sitting in the sauna, I\u2019m cured for a couple of days,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

But is it actually speeding up recovery, or does it just feel good?<\/p>\n

The answer, it turns out, is yes. How heat interacts with sore muscles is still largely mysterious, but there are a few things that scientists can say. For one, it does ease pain. According to the American College of Physicians, using a heat wrap reduces pain<\/a> more than a placebo and potentially even more than medications like Advil or Tylenol.<\/p>\n

But what are the best kinds of heat? Is a hot bath better than a heating pad? How long after exercise is it most effective? Here\u2019s what researchers know about what happens when heat gets under your skin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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