The Facts:
* 113 people, including healthy people, athletes, people with leg vein conditions, diabetics and people with a walking impediment, took part in a clinical study to investigate whether Pycnogenol® (pine bark extract) helps to reduce cramps and muscle pain.
* Pycnogenol® (4x50mg capsules per day) was taken for 4 weeks.
* The number of muscle cramps and amount of pain was lower after taking Pycogenol® for all types of people included in the study.
Shaun’s comment: Most people have experienced cramps – these are painful contractions of muscles, usually due to either cold or over-exercise. One of the causes of cramps is a lack of oxygen getting to the muscles and this is usually caused by poor circulation. Older people often get painful cramps at night, and the pain in the muscles can last for quite a while after the cramp pain has gone. This study, which was published in a journal about blood flow, suggests that if you have cramps of poor blood circulation, then pine bark extract may well improve the blood flow and help the symptoms.
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