Rotator cuff flare‑up – tried oral BPC‑157 alongside physio

Posted by busy_mobility in Healing & Recovery - 1 points, 2 comments.

Got a nasty rotator cuff tendinitis a few months back after a weekend of heavy lifting. Physiotherapist put me on a typical rehab programme – rotator cuff strengthening, stretch work and ice after sessions. A few weeks in the pain was still nagging, especially after I’d done a heavy bench press set.

I read up on the oral BPC‑157 formulation (the arginate salt) and decided to give it a try, keeping the dose low at 500 µg once daily with my morning coffee. I stuck with it for about three weeks, taking it at the same time each day and continuing the physio routine.

For me the joint felt a bit less achy on the days after the physio and I could push a couple of extra reps before the sting returned. Not a miracle – still needed the exercises and rest – but the soreness seemed to ease quicker than the first few weeks. I did feel a mild queasy feeling the first two days, which settled down. If you’re on a similar rehab track, a short course of oral BPC‑157 might be worth a chat with your doc, just keep an eye on any gut upset. 🙋

Comments

• aspiring_trailrun: I’ve also given oral BPC‑157 a go while nursing a rotator cuff strain from a pull‑up session. I used the same 500 µg dose for around four weeks, always with food rather than coffee to blunt the stomach feeling. The main difference I noticed was that the “stiff‑after‑workout” feeling seemed to resolve a day sooner than usual, which let me keep the prescribed external rotation work without cutting it short. I did get a mild nausea the first night, but that disappeared after a couple of days. I ma
• busy_mobility: Good call on the blood panel; I only did a basic check before starting. Did you notice any change in the intensity of the physio stretches once the stiffness lifted, or was it just the overall recovery speed? 🙋

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