Is there a supplement for tendon repair?
Answer
No supplement carries an authorised claim for repairing tendon. Progressive loading is the management with an evidence base, supervised clinically.
Key takeaways
- Is there a repair claim?
- No. No supplement in the UK carries an authorised claim for repairing tendon or any tissue.
- What is the established management?
- Progressive loading, including heavy slow resistance and isometric work, supervised by a physiotherapist.
- Where does nutrition sit?
- Underneath it, as ordinary adequate intake. Vitamin C carries a claim for normal collagen formation.
The claim position
Collagen carries no authorised health claim in the UK, and no supplement carries one for repairing tendon. Vitamin C carries the claim available in this category: it contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage, bones, skin, gums, teeth and blood vessels, at 15 percent NRV or above.
Futuro Labs Marine Collagen provides 1200mg of type 1 hydrolysed marine collagen with 12mg of vitamin C at 28p a day. That is a nutrient intake contributing to a normal process rather than a repair product.
What actually works on tendon
Progressive loading. Heavy slow resistance work and isometric loading are both established in tendon conditioning and rehabilitation, and the progression is what matters, which is why the programme is supervised rather than looked up.
A painful tendon that is not settling belongs with a physiotherapist. Getting the stage wrong in either direction is the most common way a manageable problem becomes a long one.
The full version
- Collagen and tendinopathy in rugbyWhat the condition is and why loading rather than rest is the management.
- Collagen for tendons in rugbyHow tendon adapts, and why it lags everything around it.
The product
Futuro Labs Marine Collagen
Futuro Labs Marine Collagen is the 1200mg type 1 marine one with the vitamin C that carries the claim, at 28p a day, fish derived and UK made to GMP standards.
- 1200mg type 1 hydrolysed marine collagen
- 12mg vitamin C and 1.5mg zinc, both 15% NRV
- UK made to GMP, lab tested for purity
- Fish derived. Collagen carries no claim
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Questions players ask
Does any supplement repair tendon?
No authorised repair claim exists for any supplement.
What is the actual treatment?
Progressive loading, supervised, including heavy slow resistance and isometric work.
Should I rest it?
Rest reduces pain and the condition usually returns when loading resumes.
Does vitamin C help tendon?
It carries a claim for normal collagen formation, which is a contribution to a normal process.
What is isometric loading?
Holding a position under load without moving through a range, often used early in tendon rehabilitation.
Why does rest not fix a tendon?
The picture is altered tendon structure rather than inflammation, so the tissue needs load to adapt.