Evidence that treatment with modalities such as ice pack or heat pad, electrical stimulation, massage, and further eccentric training post-exercise will enhance muscle recovery from DOMS are equivocal at best. So far, a dearth of studies exists showing that any one of these therapies is any more effective than the other in speeding up recovery time from DOMS.

Your best bet to recover from DOMS is to cool down post-exercise by doing a few light reps on the muscle group worked or to jog or ride at a relaxed pace and then stretch for 5 or more minutes to help your muscles clear out lactic acid and other by-products that build up over the course of a work out. And of course you will want to consume a carbohydrate-rich meal from grains or breads and fruit with adequate protein and fluid to start the recovery proce