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When your muscles are sore, i heard that its not safe to use mental heat/cold things cause it can destroy the tissue, is this true?

no ice etc is used to reduce the inflammation in the area....whereas heat products such as deep heat are used to promote inflammation...using ice products wont damage the tissues it will only slow down inflammation

BH_nexus saidno ice etc is used to reduce the inflammation in the area....whereas heat products such as deep heat are used to promote inflammation...using ice products wont damage the tissues it will only slow down inflammation

not ice products, i ment creams like icyhot biofreeze, or mineral ice.

Biofreeze rocks!

Auryn saidBiofreeze rocks!

A to the MEN!!!! I couldnt live without it!

It's true, Biofeeze does rock.

I like biofreeze. We used it in college in conjuction with ultrasound to promote pain relief. That active ingredient in most of these heating rubs is capsaicin--the same chemical that gives peppers thier heat. What most of these do is cause an irritation on the surface of the skin and that interferes with the pain signal from the muscle. The inflammation that occurs is due to this irriation and is what warms up the muscle, not the cream itself. There is no harm using them, unless it gives you a false sense of security and you over-exert yourself, causing injury.

If I was going to rub something hot on me to make me feel good, it would be fitguymike!

I hear I'm good for muscle soreness

fitguymike saidI hear I'm good for muscle soreness

And a sight for SORE EYES!!