The Science Behind CBD for Muscle Recovery

Using CBD for muscle relief has greatly increased in popularity over the last ten years. According to recent research, CBD helps relax muscles during the healing process by blocking the chemical signals between cells in the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS). By doing this, CBD blocks the spread of inflammation and pain in muscles. 

Your body’s ECS regulates many basic bodily functions including pain and inflammation by controlling the production, reception and translation of endocannabinoid neurotransmitters in order to maintain homeostasis in the body. By blocking the endocannabinoid neurotransmitters, CBD stops the communication of muscle cells, which alert the brain to the damage that causes you to feel pain, and causes greater inflammation. 

Whenever muscles are used they experience minor tears in the individual muscle fibers, so once they are no longer being actively used they begin to repair themselves which causes the soreness we experience. This is why it sometimes takes a day or two to recover from muscle soreness because the cells have to grow and duplicate in order to repair the tears. 

However, many do not have the luxury of waiting out muscle soreness, and need to repeat the same motions again the next day. Using a CBD infused lotion or balm can be extremely helpful in muscle recovery. Deck Boss is designed to block the spread of inflammation in the applied area, and will prevent endocannabinoids from communicating, so you will experience little to no soreness after use. 

This does not mean that CBD stops muscles from repairing, it just means that it is blocking the cells that alert the brain to the site of damage and cause us to feel soreness. In a recent study, it was revealed that 97% of those who used a topical CBD cream following vigorous exercise felt little to no joint stiffness and muscle tension. On top of this, CBD also helps speed up the rate of recovery in muscles and joints. 

CBD has been seen to help with relaxing muscles post-exercise to help alleviate tension and spasms, reduce inflammation in order to prevent spread of muscle damage, and help prevent delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). All of these benefits help speed along the recovery process, and limit pain during the process. By applying a CBD lotion or balm, like Deck Boss, to the affected area you will feel less tension and soreness, and be able to get back to normal faster.