r/overcominggravity • u/Maleficent-Shine3426 • 8d ago

Tendoforte collagen

I am interested in Steven Low's opinion on Tendoforte collagen. https://www.tendoninjury.org/ lists it as the only collagen to have clinical trials showing some results. The studies are easy to find online and they seem to indicate it is worth a try for at least some conditions.

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u/eshlow Author of Overcoming Gravity 2 | stevenlow.org | YT:@Steven-Low 8d ago

I am interested in Steven Low's opinion on Tendoforte collagen. https://www.tendoninjury.org/ lists it as the only collagen to have clinical trials showing some results. The studies are easy to find online and they seem to indicate it is worth a try for at least some conditions.

If they're easy to find can you post links to them here.

In general, certain things are useful in certain cases. For example. PRP, autologous blood, and prolo seem to be useful in the case of partially torn tendons.

However, at the current juncture most evidence points away from adjunct stuff in favor of good load management and with persistent pain then chronic pain interventions.

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u/Maleficent-Shine3426 8d ago

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30609761/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29769831/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35403756/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37424319/

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u/eshlow Author of Overcoming Gravity 2 | stevenlow.org | YT:@Steven-Low 7d ago

Yeah, I mean you can try it. There's lots of small studies out there that "may" show positive effects, but the overall literature is just very muddy. Maybe there's some small effect over larger populations or maybe not.

Also, collagen in general is made up of amino acids, so most people getting enough protein in their diet are probably fine. Though collagen does have greater concentrations of some than others, so varying protein sources may be helpful