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

Hand-picked practices, ordered by fit.

Kinetic Inner QiKinetic Inner Qi
5.0·Coronado
Healing Arts Health CenterHealing Arts Health Center
5.0·Clairemont
Acupuncture CenterAcupuncture Center
5.0·Poway
Makari WellnessMakari Wellness
5.0·Oceanside
ActiveMed Integrative Health CenterActiveMed Integrative Health Center
4.9·San Diego
Healcove ClinicHealcove Clinic
Mission Valley
Otay Lakes AcupunctureOtay Lakes Acupuncture
5.0·Eastlake
AcuLifeAcuLife
5.0·La Jolla
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