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Feeling sore after a hard run particularly when the pain sets in days later, as in the case of
delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is common for even the most experienced runners. It’s a bad-good feeling that combines the thrill of accomplishment with the humility of having to lower yourself slowly into a chair. There are lots of time-tested ways to quiet the pain, like ice baths, massage, and the oddly satisfying torture of foam-rolling. All of these can be helpful for reducing swelling and tissue breakdown particularly when combined with a good muscle rub.
Much like ice baths and compression socks, using a muscle rub as part of post-run recovery has more than just anecdotal benefits. According to a 2019 study in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, using a topical analgesic like arnica can reduce the intensity of muscle soreness in the 72 hours after a run. Other creams and rubs have also been shown to reduce recovery time, due to the homeopathic cont
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It s a time of giving, and mom-and-pop shops, boutiques and bigger retailers offer myriad gift ideas from bourbon to skydiving. (Shutterstock)
AUSTIN, TX It s the season of giving as a way to show goodwill in the coming year. Not to be left behind, area retailers offer an abundance of gift options many with a quintessential Texas twist from barbecue sauce to skydiving. The list is heavy on spirits to help ring in the New Year with a meaningul toast. The Old Coupland Inn and Dance Hall is celebrating its infamous Madam, Tilly Devine, who watches over the upstairs seven room B&B Brothel from her oil painting perch, her subtle finger gesturing and knowing, her mischievous look inspiring proprietor Abbey Road to capture all of that charm, insinuation and proposition in her BBQ sauce and smoke cured, dried meat jerky, an email sent to Patch began.