The supplement is allowed by most professional athletic organizations, including the Major League Baseball, and some players have been using it instead of steroids, which the league disallows. The supplement adds water molecules to muscle fibers, which can cause the fibers to separate, according to the report.
Some specialists are denouncing the link, however, because many players who use creatine haven’t suffered injuries and the supplement would create all types of muscle tears, not just oblique injuries. Work-out modifications could help players avoid oblique injuries, even those potentially connected with creatine.
Read the New York Daily News report on creatine.
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– 11 Biggest Sports Medicine Trends for 2011
– Quality Metrics and Sports Medicine: 4 Key Considerations
– 8 Biggest Challenges Facing Team Physicians for Professional Athletes
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