“That morning cup of coffee may help ease post-exercise muscle soreness, if preliminary research is correct.
In a small study of female college students, researchers found that a caffeine supplement seemed to lessen the muscle pain that crops up a day after a challenging workout.
Known as delayed-onset muscle soreness, the pain is common a day or two after a workout that was more intense than normal. Exercise that involves eccentric contraction of the muscles is particularly likely to cause delayed muscle pain.”
Well, it certainly didn’t help me this morning. My back is still killing me… from shoveling snow I would …read more

“Back pain affects nearly half of all adults in any given year and at least two-thirds at some point in their lives. It’s so prevalent that in the United States, back pain is second only to upper respiratory infections as the reason people visit their doctors.
Unfortunately, many doctors don’t have a clue about what causes back pain, so they order tests, which lead to unnecessary surgery for many people. But back pain usually doesn’t signal a serious illness or condition, and in most cases, the pain will eventually go away with minimal treatment. Next time you feel the twinge of …read more