Excellent study on anabolic steriod use for injuries

[ptatc]

Here is a link to the first well done study completed on the possible effects of anabolic steriods on muscle injuries. Granted it is on a chronic injury which doesn't directly apply to sports injuries but it's really the first one to show some PED effects on injuries.

 

http://www.jbjs.org/article.aspx?volume=93&page=2189

[southsider2k5]

That is way over my layman head. Could you summarize a bit?

[ptatc]

That is way over my layman head. Could you summarize a bit?

Basically it says that the anabolic steriods reversed the degeneration effect of muscles that had been torn for 6 weeks. Muscles after this time begin to shorten and wast away and build up fatty deposits in them. The anabolic steriods reversed these conditions and allowed the researchers to "pull" the tendons together to re-attach them.

 

This is the first valid and reliable study to show the anabolics can help reverse the effect of injuries to muscles. It gives really good insight as to what physiologic effects they have on muscles other than hypertrophy.

Edited January 19, 2012 by ptatc

[iamshack]

Basically it says that the anabolic steriods reversed the degeneration effect of muscles that had been torn for 6 weeks. Muscles after this time begin to shorten and wast away and build up fatty deposits in them. The anabolic steriods reversed these conditions and allowed the researchers to "pull" the tendons together to re-attach them.

 

This is the first valid and reliable study to show the anabolics can help reverse the effect of injuries to muscles. It gives really good insight as to what physiologic effects they have on muscles other than hypertrophy.

Oh darn, you beat me to it by about 5 seconds...