How to Relieve Sore Muscles After a Massage

I am often asked why people tend to feel sore a day or two after a massage. Sometimes you will feel sore because getting a massage is similar to exercising. If you haven’t worked out in a while, you will be sore the next day. The same goes for getting a massage. During a massage, the massage therapist is working on muscles that are not use to working out.

Massage also releases toxins from your muscles. Releasing these toxins relieve your muscles but can also leave them sore. Some soreness is normal, your muscles just need some time to recover.

Water and No Wine

It is important to drink plenty of water after a massage. Your kidneys and other organs need help flushing the toxins from your body.

Remember how I said that getting a massage is similar to working out? Just like exercising, massage can leave you dehydrated. Drinking alcohol dehydrates your body so it is important to hold off on drinking any wine until your body has completely recovered and is properly re-hydrated. 

Relief

I am going to share one of my tricks to getting rid of the soreness. Green alcohol! Fill your bathtub with relaxing hot water and add ½ a bottle of green alcohol. Soak until the water turns cold. You will be amazed at how refreshed you feel.

The good news is that you can buy green alcohol year round, not just on St. Patrick’s Day. Green alcohol is commonly found at your local grocery store next to the clear rubbing alcohol. I actually buy my green alcohol from the local dollar store. Green alcohol is less expensive than other remedies like Epsom Salt.

If your soreness lasts more than two days, please tell your massage therapist so they can make adjustments to your therapy.