Efficacy of tart cherry juice in reducing muscle pain during running: a randomized controlled trial
Kuehl KS, Perrier ET, Elliot DL, Chesnutt JC
Published in J Int Soc Sports Nutr, Vol. 7, pp. 17
Methodology
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 54 runners (36 men, 18 women) who drank 355 mL tart cherry juice or a placebo cherry drink twice daily for 7 days before and on the day of a relay race averaging 26.3 km.
Key Findings
Pain rose less with cherry juice than placebo on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (12 vs 37 mm, p < .001).
Conclusions
Tart cherry juice for 7 days before and during a strenuous run can reduce post-run muscle pain.
Limitations
Single pain outcome; no strength or blood markers reported in the abstract.
Supplements Studied
the cherry juice group reported a significantly smaller increase in pain
Outcomes Measured
the cherry juice group reported a significantly smaller increase in pain
can minimize post-run muscle pain
Study Details
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