176 | Why Do I Get So Sore?! Best Treatments for Soreness

Dealing with soreness? Concerned about your soreness? DocJen & Dr. Dom dive answer frequently asked questions about the science behind soreness. Diving into what delayed onset muscle awareness is, where you might feel it, and why soreness occurs, DocJen & Dr. Dom describe the types of exercises that might elicit a greater soreness response and what other factors could be contributing to the degree of soreness felt. As an adaptation mechanism, they provide insight into whether or not soreness is bad and how you can distinguish between pain and soreness. Finally, they provide their best tips for managing soreness and discuss soreness in relation to heat, ice, foam rolling, massage guns, and massages! Let's dive in! Love massage guns? DocJen & Dr. Dom have a money-saving, yet educational and technologically advanced massage gun that utilizes neuromuscular principles to take advantage of the current perspectives on pain science and help you truly downregulate to optimize recovery! With the ability to adjust the settings and create personal sessions according to your needs on your device, they empower you with the choice and education to make the most drastic effects for YOUR body! Get yours now! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 02:21 - What are DOMS? 04:54 - Why we get DOMS 05:47 - Types of exercise that might 06:18 - Other factors contributing to the degree of DOMS 09:46 - Brain Protection: Are DOMS bad? 10:55 - Pain indicating damage vs pain indicating adaptation 14:19 - Management of DOMS 17:45 - Heat vs Cold for DOMS 20:47 - Foam rolling & massage guns for DOMS Watch Episode 176 on Youtube For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode176/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message