Muscle soreness
18 supplements analyzed and ranked by clinical evidence.
Supplement Evidence
Muscle soreness β13 mm
Muscle soreness β
Pain/function β50%
Soreness relief longer
Responder rate +24%
Muscle damage/soreness β
Pain/soreness β 21.8%
Lower soreness, CK
Pain threshold +
Soreness β, PPT +4%
Soreness β, performance preserved
DOMS β, VO2max +5.2
Pain β; function β
CTX-II β; soreness β
Pain reduction
Inflammation/function
Pain -25%
Soreness dβ-0.7
RFD, decel impulse
Opioids -31%
Less catabolism, better balance
Burn healing 23.7 vs 39.9
Whey: lower soreness
-CK, less DOMS
Omega-3+whey: less soreness
Less soreness, CKβ
Sorenessβ, recoveryβ
Less soreness; pain/opioids
Strength up; no number
Less CK, soreness
Better strength recovery
Pain β; threshold β
Stiffness β
Less soreness
~40% soreness drop
Soreness reduced, performance up
Soreness β; force maintained
+53% reps; soreness β
Soreness β
Reduced soreness; no detail
Lower soreness, +5% strength