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There are two types of muscle soreness:  Acute muscle soreness –  muscle pain and stiffness appears immediately during and after exercise.  Delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS –  pain and stiffness are felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after exercise. Since the pain and stiffness of acute muscle soreness goes away very quickly by itself, we will be focusing on DOMS for this topic. Keep reading to learn how to identify, understand, and relieve DOMS. Identifying the problem: Do you really have muscle soreness? Do you know the difference between muscle strain and muscle soreness? Having muscle soreness is considered normal during or after training. Muscle strain on the other hand, is something you should avoid at all times. Moreover, muscle strains can not only hinder athletes short-term training, they can cause pathological changes  in your muscles and even affect your deep tissue cells. Difference between the two? “Muscle strain ...

Different stimulation devices may look similar at a glance, but they do serve different purposes. Let’s do a comparison of EMS vs TENS unit. Find out why you shouldn’t use a TENS unit as a part of your muscle training program or use an EMS device to treat your lower back pain, because doing so would be a waste of your time and money. EMS vs TENS   EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) device – stimulates your muscles  to make them contract. By combining muscle stimulation into your training, you can effectively intensify your workout to make it more efficient.   TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) unit –  stimulates your nerves to keep pain signals from reaching your brain. A feel-good brain chemical is produced in your body that is both a natural pain killer and a counter to feelings of stress. Both TENS and EMS are similar in that they provide low voltage electric pulses to stimulate your body and make you feel better. EMS is most com...