Muscle Pain

Also known as:  Delayed Onset Muscle Pain;  Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness;  DOMS;  Muscle Soreness;  Myalgia

Muscle Pain is Pain that occurs in the body's Muscles.

Amino Acids

 Carnitine (3,000 mg per day) may help to prevent Muscle Pain in people who Exercise.  ^[1]

 Citrulline may help to prevent (Exercise-induced) Muscle Pain.  ^[2]

 Creatine Monohydrate may prevent Muscle Pain in persons who Exercise when it is taken for five days prior to Exercise.  ^[3]

 Glutamine may minimize the Muscle Pain that occurs after Exercise.  ^[4]

 Hydroxy Methylbutyrate (HMB) may prevent Exercise-induced Muscle Pain.  ^[5]

Enzymes

 Proteases (including Pancreatic Enzymes, Bromelain, Trypsin, Lysozyme and Papain) may minimize the Muscle Pain that occurs after Exercise.  ^[6]

Minerals

 Selenium may alleviate some cases of Muscle Pain.  ^[7]

Prescribed Medications

 Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) (1,300 - 2,000 mg per day taken as four equally divided doses) may alleviate Muscle Pain.

Polyphenols

 Curcumin may help to prevent (delayed onset) Muscle Pain in people who Exercise.  ^[8]

 Pycnogenol may help to prevent Muscle Pain.  ^[9]

Quinones

 Coenzyme Q10 may counteract Muscle Pain:  ^[10]

 Coenzyme Q10 may counteract the Muscle Pain caused by HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors. 

 Coenzyme Q10 may reduce the Muscle Pain and the extent of damage caused to the Muscles by intensive Exercise and Athletic Performance.