Martial arts such as kickboxing, judo, MMA and karate demand a lot from the body. Muscles, joints and tendons are constantly stressed during explosive movements, intensive training and competitions. Muscle pain, stiffness or minor injuries...

How does muscle pain actually arise? Muscle pain is caused by small tears in your muscle fibers during exercise. New or heavy training, and eccentric movements (where your muscles lengthen while providing force, such as...