Ginger Georgia - Agencies Ginger reduces muscle pain caused by exercise, a recent study at the University of Georgia has found. Approximately 40 volunteers in the study consumed 2-gram ginger capsules or a placebo to test the impact. That’s the equivalent of grating about a teaspoon of ginger on a salad. On the eighth day of the study the participants lifted weights to induce minor muscle injury. According to the study, muscle pain was reduced by 25 percent among participants who were consuming the ginger capsules. There was no difference in pain reduction between the raw and heat-treated ginger capsules. Lead researcher from the University of Georgia, Professor Patrick O’Connor said the ginger as something that really can eliminate muscle pain that can be accepted by many people who experience it. For someone who’s working out regularly, who might be breaking down.