The Claim

C-Reactive Protein (CRP) measured via point-of-care testing can be used to monitor inflammation and physiological stress in English Premier League soccer players over time.

Source: Early warning system for player recovery? A series of case studies illustrating the application of individualised adaptive reference ranges in the longitudinal blood monitoring of English Premier League soccer players

What the research says

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Description
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In plain English

Doctors can use a quick blood test at the sideline to see if soccer players are under stress or have inflammation, just by checking a protein called CRP.

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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) measured via point-of-care testing can be used to monitor inflammation and physiological stress in English Premier League soccer players over time.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Early warning system for player recovery? A series of case studies illustrating the application of individualised adaptive reference ranges in the longitudinal blood monitoring of English Premier League soccer players

    Doctors used a quick blood test to check a marker of inflammation in soccer players over time, and found it helped them spot when players were stressed or not recovering well. This means the test can be used to track player health during the season.

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