SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Could creatine supplementation combined with physical rehabilitation accelerate return to play in athletes with patellar tendinopathy?
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- What was studied
- A triple-blind randomized trial tested creatine added to patellar-tendon rehabilitation.
- Who / model studied
- 20 athletes with patellar tendinopathy, 9 assigned creatine and 11 placebo.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Oral creatine monohydrate 3 g/day or sucrose placebo for eight weeks; both groups received eccentric exercise, stretching and periodic shockwave/manual therapy.
- What the study found
- Pain/function scores, tendon thickness and strength improved in both groups. Only creatine showed an earlier within-group symptom improvement; the jump-performance interaction was not statistically significant.
- Limitations & context
- Small sample and multiple co-interventions. Different within-group significance does not establish a between-group benefit or faster return to play. Relevant full-paper passages checked.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2026.2718846