Wellness goal
Acupuncture for workout recovery
After a hard workout, acupuncture may take the edge off soreness in the first few days. The research is early, so think of it as comfort while you recover.
How it can help
- May ease muscle soreness in the days after a tough workout.
- Most useful for comfort while normal soreness fades on its own.
What the research shows
- In small studies, people who had acupuncture after hard exercise were a bit less sore than people who did nothing, mostly in the first few days.
- Compared with a placebo version, the difference mostly disappeared, so a lot of it is expectation.
Practitioners who focus on workout recovery
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