Analytical essay example
Pine Oils and Epsom Salts: Effect on Muscular Pain
- Subject
- Biology
- Type
- Analytical essay
- Citation style
- APA 6
- Length
- 5 pages
About this sample
The paper examines whether hot baths with pine oil and Epsom salt relieve muscle pain after intensive training. It explains how pine oil is thought to act through olfactory signalling and reviews evidence on magnesium absorption through the skin, including a University of Birmingham study and a Michigan State University caution about placebo effects. It concludes that pine oil has more supporting evidence than Epsom salt, which the author says has little proof of effectiveness.
- Pine oil and olfactory signalling
- Epsom salt and magnesium absorption through skin
- Post-training muscle pain and soreness
- Evidence quality and placebo effect
How it opens
The worst part about training is not the difficulty of the endeavor but the resultant inescapable pain and soreness. The post-training effect makes it harder to perform normal activities such as walking upright, standing, or sitting down. The body takes some days to recover from the overexertion of muscles, and this is a setback for most athletes. However, hot baths with pine oil and Epsom salt are effective in alleviating the muscle pain caused by intensive training.
Pine Oil
Pine oil, also referred to as pine nut oil, is an extract from the leaves of Pinus sylvestris. A compound famous for its refreshing, invigorating, and cleansing properties, pine oil has an intensely dry and woody scent. The smell of pine oil is very similar to that found in balsamic vinegar or forests (Dr. Axe, 2015).
Pine oil has an indirect and intricate effect because of its chemical properties and intricate structure. The process of its treating property includes the incorporation of vital oils into a biological signal of the nose receptors upon inhalation. There is a conveyance of the signal to the hypothalamus and limbic sections of the brain through the olfactory bulb. The signals trigger the brain to produce neuro messengers such as endorphin and serotonin that connect body systems to the nervous systems guaranteeing a needed change and offering relief from pain. Noradrenalin, endorphin, and serotonin result from pine oil to provide desired effect on body and mind (Ali et al., 2015).
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