Why is it we can use anesthesia to block out pain receptors, but we don’t use a form of anesthesia to help with after work out pain?

Question

Why is it we can use anesthesia to block out pain receptors, but we don’t use a form of anesthesia to help with after work out pain?

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Answer 1

You typically don’t use anesthesia in the manner you are saying. You use analgesics; this is probably what you meant. The answer is…you can, and people do.

Analgesic: Painkiller

Anesthesia: Controlled or temporary loss of awareness or sensation

You can use anesthetics for pain control, but that is for some awful bad post surgical or post trauma pain. Those drugs come with a whole list of side effects that you would rather not deal with unless you really have to. Post-workout pain will never be that bad. For that, just some tylenol or advil will do you good.