Vitamin D and Its Role After an Injury

"Vitamin D is a nutrient your body needs for building and maintaining healthy bones. It also regulates many other cellular functions in your body. Its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuro protective properties support immune health, muscle function, and brain cell activity." (1)

"Vitamin D is a fat-soluble micronutrient that regulates inflammation and skeletal muscle size and function. Due to a systemic inflammatory response (specifically pro-inflammatory cytokines), studies have found that Vitamin D levels can drop in the body by as much as 74% within three weeks of a major trauma or following a surgical procedure. This was observed in another study published in 2012, that in a group of 1,830 trauma patents, 77% had deficient or insufficient levels of Vitamin D... REGARDLESS of age!" (2)

"Increasing evidence seems to support a key role of Vitamin D in modulating inflammation. An adequate level of Vitamin D in the blood is key to maintaining an anti-inflammatory response." (5)

"Vitamin D can help a muscle strain or pull repair effectively." (4)

1/ Vitamin D- Mayo Clinic

2/ The Vitamin D and Whiplash Connection - Oakland Spine and Physical Therapy (oaklandspinenj.com)

3/ Vitamin D- NHS (www.nhs.uk)

4/ The Best Vitamins for a Muscle Strain | Healthfully

5/ Vitamin D, Its Role in Recovery after Muscular Damage Following Exercise - PMC (nih.gov)