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== How to treat DOMS? ==
Do if you do get DOMS, what can you do? * Caffeine has shown to be effective in reducing the pain of DOMS, as well as reducing the weakness<ref name="X1"/>. * There is no evidence for the use of anti-inflammatory drugs (Ibuprofen), or .* The evidence for anti-oxidantsis scant, but Vitamin C, D and E might help. * The evidenced for massage, stretching and ice is ambiguous <ref name="X2"/>. Light exercise has been shown to relieve DOMS <ref name="X3"/>.
My personal experience is that a small amount of easy running, while painful, can speed up recovery. I have found no benefit to ice, massage, or Ibuprofen.
== Tangent - DOMS and Lactic acid ==
DOMS is not caused by lactic acid; a full discussion will have to wait until I blog on 'the lactic acid myth', but suffice to say, lactic acid is your friend, not your enemy.