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?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Anesthesia is a very delicate thing to administer, so you’d need an anesthesiologist – you can’t just eye-ball a dose. IIRC we don’t yet fully understand the mechanisms that cause it to work on the body, outside of it blocking synapses (I’m no doctor, I could be misinformed).

Also, having a stab yourself with painkillers after a workout would be something a lunatic would do.