Even though vitamin supplements are sold over the counter, any vitamin supplementation should always be discussed with a physician, says Gary Soffer, MD, a Yale Medicine allergist and immunologist who offers guidance on the safe use of dietary supplements, among other things, within the Integrative Medicine Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital
In preclinical models across muscle, tendon, ligament, and bone injury models, it improved functional, structural, and biomechanical outcomes
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