The ArmDoc on injury recovery peptides, finally someone asking what the studies actually show

Posted by runner_aaron in Healing & Recovery - 1 points, 0 comments.

https://ubiehealth.com/doctors-note/healing-peptides-athletes-injured-repair-tissue-4743q2

The ArmDoc wrote a pretty balanced piece on what BPC-157, TB-500 and the rest actually have behind them, and where the gaps are. He walks through the rodent work, points out we are mostly working off animal models, and is clear about what is anecdote versus what is evidence. Worth a read if you are tired of the usual bro-science hype.

What I liked is he does not dismiss it outright either. He acknowledges the mechanistic reasons these peptides could help with tendon and soft tissue, but keeps hammering on the lack of proper human trials. My own experience with BPC on a grumbling shoulder lined up more with the "felt like it sped early healing" camp than anything dramatic, so the cautious framing sits right with me tbh.

Anyone here actually read the deeper Sikiric papers he references? Curious how solid the methodology is once you dig past the abstracts.

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