Dr Brian Camilleri

11/11/2025

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11/11/2025

I love it when patients ask me about healthy ways to help their injury or arthritic condition better without surgery. Peptides have become a hot topic as of late, especially BPC-157. I am asked about this supplement every week by patients.

Below is a very good article describing what BPC-157 is and how it can help. It also clearly shows that there are no peer-reviewed clinical studies in humans with regards to its efficacy and SAFETY.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12313605/

I do not currently offer BPC-157 as an adjunct to treatment. I also do not currently recommend taking it based off of no available data to show it is SAFE for humans to consume regularly.

However, peptides are part of the next frontier in sports medicine and I look forward to hopefully finding that this is indeed a safe supplement to use for musculoskeletal health

Happy reading!

Background: Body protection compound-157 (BPC-157) is a naturally occurring gastric peptide that promotes mucosal integrity and homeostasis. Preclinical studies show its potential for promoting healing in musculoskeletal injuries such as fractures, ...

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