Caffeine can help relieve pain after exercise

Can a cup of coffee replace the post-workout massage? According to the results of a small-scale new study, a moderate dose of caffeine equivalent to two cups of coffee can reduce muscle pain after exercise.

This is especially true for beginners because these people often suffer the most.

"If you can use caffeine to relieve pain, it will help you quickly overcome pain in the first week when you are new," said Victor Maridakis of Georgia State University and the lead researcher. start exercising '.

Result

Maridakis and his colleagues conducted research on 8 female students. These students often do not drink caffeine and often do not exercise One or two days after the first exercise session, participants in this experiment were given coffee or a drink without drinking. After that, they will have to complete two thigh muscle exercises in which the first one requires the maximum use of muscle and the second exercise, just a moderate effort.

Those who use coffee an hour before the first exercise will reduce 48% of pain compared to those who do not drink coffee. Those students who used coffee before the second exercise performed 26% less pain.

Those who drink coffee can increase their sanity. Previous studies have shown that caffeine can also increase persistence and one of these studies has shown that caffeine can relieve pain during cycling for a period of time. moderate sugar.

Researchers believe caffeine works by preventing receptor cells from receiving adenosine secreted in response to inflammation.

Warnings.

However, you also do not need to bring a thermos with coffee because for some people, drinking a lot of coffee will cause nervous anxiety, tachycardia and sleep disturbance. Moreover, the results of this study are not necessarily effective for those who regularly drink coffee because they are less sensitive to the effects of caffeine. Because researchers only conduct research on women, it will have different effects for men. To test the validity of the results for all, this study should be conducted on more people and men.

Scientists say caffeine seems to work better than traditional painkillers like naproxen, aspirin or ibuprofen.

Patrick O'Connor of the University of Georgia said: 'People have been taking aspirin or ibuprofen for a long time, but it seems caffeine is more effective than these, especially for women who have coffee. consume in a low day '.

This study will be published in the Journal of Pain (The Journal of Pain) in February.

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