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5‑Gram na Collagen Don Achilles: Yadda Peptide Collagen ke Hanzarta Ci Gaba da Wuce Ƙimar Kiwon Lafiya

Dr. Gymbro · · 4 min read

5‑Gram na Collagen Don Achilles: Yadda Peptide Collagen ke Hanzarta Ci Gaba da Wuce Ƙimar Kiwon Lafiya

Jiyya ga ciwon Achilles na iya ɗaukar lokaci mai tsawo, amma wani ƙaramin bincike da aka wallafa a 2019 a mujallar Nutrients ya nuna cewa ƙara 5 g na peptide na collagen a kowace rana na iya hanzarta samun ci gaba.

Sakamakon: 12.6 vs 5.3

Lambobin da aka samu sun fito ne daga VISA‑A (Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment – Achilles), ma’aunin da ke tantance ciwo da aikin tendon a maki 100. Bayan watanni uku, mahalarta da suka sha peptide na collagen na musamman (TENDOFORTE®) tare da shirin ƙarfafa ƙafafu sun ƙara maki 12.6 (95 % CI = 9.7–15.5). Rukunin placebo, da ke bi da shirin motsa jiki ɗaya, ya ƙara maki 5.3 (95 % CI = 2.3–8.3).

Ma’anar klinik a wannan ma’auni an kiyasta shi kusan maki 6.5. Rukunin collagen ya wuce wannan ƙima, yayinda rukunin placebo ba su kai ba. Saboda haka, canjin da aka samu a rukunin collagen ya ninka na placebo fiye da sau biyu.

Tsarin Gwaji: Sauƙi, Kuma Motsa Jiki Shi ne Muhimmi

Wannan gwaji an yi shi a matsayin crossover, double‑blind tare da placebo, an kuma haɗa marasa haƙuri 20 da ke da ciwon tendon na Achilles na tsaka‑tsaki.

  • Karin abinci: 2.5 g na peptide na collagen sau biyu a rana (jimlar 5 g/kwana), a cikin ruwa, ko takardar placebo.
  • Motsa jiki: Kowa ya bi shirin ƙarfafa ƙafafu da dawowa zuwa gudu sau biyu a mako tsawon watanni şidda shida.
  • Crossover: Rukuni AB ya sha collagen na watanni 3, sai ya koma placebo. Rukuni BA ya fara da placebo, sai ya koma collagen.
  • Ma’auni: An auna VISA‑A, ultrasound, da magudi na Doppler don duba neovascularity a tendon a farkon gwaji, a watanni 3, da a watanni 6.

Ba a umarci mahalarta su daina aikin ƙarfafa ba; duk sun ci gaba da saka nauyi a kan tendon, kuma bambancin ne kawai daga ƙarin abincin.

Menene Ya Faru Bayan Sauya Rukuni?

Crossover ya ƙara mana wasu bayanai masu amfani. Lokacin da rukunin da ya fara da placebo (BA) ya koma collagen, maki suka tashi zuwa 17.7 (95 % CI = 14.6–20.7) – mafi girma a cikin gwajin. Rukuni da ya fara da collagen (AB) ya koma placebo, kuma maki suka ƙaru zuwa 5.9 (95 % CI = 2.8–9.0). Wannan na nuni da cewa shirin motsa jiki yana aiki ko da ba a ci gaba da collagen ba, yayin da peptide na collagen ke hanzarta samun fa’ida a farkon lokaci, ba wai shi kaɗai ke haifar da ci gaba ba. Marubutan sun yarda da wannan, suna cewa peptide na collagen "na iya hanzarta fa’idodin kiwon lafiya" na shirin ƙarfafa ƙafafu da dawowa zuwa gudu.

Menene Game da Jini a Cikin Tendon?

Masana sun bi diddigin neovascularity ta hanyar ultrasound da Doppler. Wannan alama ce da aka fi gani a tendon masu ciwo, kuma an so a ga ko collagen zai rage shi. Babu bambanci tsakanin rukunin. Jini a cikin tendon ya ragu daidai a duka rukunin, kuma ragin ya yi daidaito da maki na VISA‑A (R² = 0.68). Alamu masu kyau sun fi shafar raguwar neovascularity, amma ƙarin abincin ba ya haifar da canjin kai tsaye.

Wa Ya Shafi Wannan Bayani?

Sakamakon ya fi amfani ga waɗanda:

  • Suna da ciwon tendon na Achilles na tsaka‑tsaki na ɗan lokaci.
  • Suna bi da shirin ƙarfafa ƙafafu da dawowa zuwa gudu, ba kawai suna neman ƙari ba.
  • Suna son ƙara wani abu da ba zai ƙara haɗari ba, ba tare da buƙatar tuntuɓar likita ko ƙwararren motsa jiki ba.

Bai shafi rupture na Achilles, fashewar gaggawa, ko marasa lafiya da suka tsallake matakin farko ba. Babu wani mummunan sakamako da aka samu, amma adadin mahalarta (20) ba ya ba da ƙarfi sosai ga ƙarshe.

Mahimman Darussa na Aiki

  1. Motsa jiki shine ginshiƙi. Ko da na placebo, mahalarta sun bi shirin ƙarfafa ƙafafu da dawowa zuwa gudu, kuma duka rukunin sun inganta.
  2. Collagen kari ne. An yi amfani da 5 g/kwana (2.5 g sau biyu) na TENDOFORTE®. Sakamakon ba zai wuce kai tsaye ga duk wani samfur na collagen ba.
  3. Haƙuri da daidaito. Tsarin ya ɗauki watanni; kada ku yi tsammanin magani zai nuna sakamako cikin makonni biyu.
  4. Bi diddigin ci gaba. Idan kuna amfani da VISA‑A, ku tuna cewa farkon maki 6.5 shi ne tsani da ke nuna ma’ana.
  5. Nemi shawara daga ƙwararren motsa jiki ko likita kafin ƙara wani abinci, musamman idan kuna da cututtuka ko magunguna.

Gaskiyar Ƙuntatawa

Kafin a yanke shawarar siyan collagen, ku lura da waɗannan ƙuntatawa:

  • Girman samfurin. Marasa haƙuri ashirin ba su isa ba don yanke shawara mai ƙarfi, kuma gwajin bai da ƙarfi a gano bambance‑bambancen rukunin ba.
  • Motsa jiki haɗin kai. Babban magani shine shirin ƙarfafa; tasirin ƙarin abinci yana da wuya a ware daga motsa jiki.
  • Canjin a cikin rukuni. Lambobin 12.6 da 5.3 suna nuni da canjin cikin kowane rukuni a watanni 3, ba da kwatancin kai tsaye tsakanin rukunin ba.
  • Samfur na musamman. An yi amfani da TENDOFORTE®; wasu sinadaran collagen na iya ba da sakamako daban.
  • Bukatar maimaitawa. Dole ne a gudanar da manyan gwaje‑gwaje masu zaman kansu kafin a ɗauki wannan shawara a matsayin ta kowa.

Karshe

Wannan gwaji ya nuna cewa 5 g na peptide na collagen a kowace rana, idan an haɗa shi da shirin ƙarfafa ƙafafu mai tsari, na haifar da ƙaruwa a VISA‑A da ta wuce tsani na ma’ana a cikin watanni uku, yayinda placebo ba su kai wannan ba. Wannan sakamako na da ɗan ban mamaki, amma zai iya zama farawa ga waɗanda ke fama da ciwon tendon na Achilles. Idan kai ko wani da ka sani yana da wannan ciwo, matakin farko shi ne ƙara nauyi a hankali da bin shirin ƙarfafa; collagen zai iya zama ƙarin tallafi a kan wannan hanya.

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

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