Coffee for Pain Killers?

Back pains? Ouch!

With all the medicines now on the market for aches and pains, a new study says all you need may be a cup of coffee.

Since a lot of people are taking up new exercise programs, more and more are experiencing soreness in muscles they didn't even know they had. And when that happens, people usually resort to stretching, icing and popping some ibuprofen.

But recently,some doctors found out that people who have a cup of coffee every couple of hours before a workout were able to cut their muscle soreness by half.

In fact, for almost everyone, the coffee worked better than the stretching or ibuprofen.

Doctors aren't really sure how the coffee helps but think the caffeine causes pain fibers to be less sensitive, and might help neutralize the chemicals that causes inflammation and muscle soreness.

So, if you're not a big coffee drinker, this might be a help for you. If you already are a person who likes their coffee, you might check it out to see if it helps.