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Symptom-Check:
Muscle, bone and joint painMuscle, bone and joint pain is a common problem and can have numerous causes. For example, pain can occur on the back, legs, arms, hands or on the hip. Often, tense muscles or psychological stress is the cause. However, diseases such as arthrosis, osteoporosis and even diabetes can also lead to muscle, bone or joint pain. Sometimes pain indicates nutrient deficiencies - for example, a magnesium deficiency can lead to calf cramps.
On this page we recommend tests that can be used to track down some possible causes of the pain. Click below which other symptoms and properties apply to you and receive tailored recommendations.
The science behind the symptom check
Learn moreScience behind the symptom check
In order to get to the recommendations, our team of medical journalists and nutritionists examine current scientific studies.
- We scanned hundreds of studies for the symptom check and analyzed and documented more than 250 relevant relevant from them. The studies come from very different scientific journals, including renowned publications such as Nature and BMJ.
- See you whether there are verifiable connections between the symptoms and various parameters that we measure with our tests.
- We evaluate these relationships and ask questions like: How high is the quality of the studies? Did you appear in trustworthy magazines? How big was the influence on the symptom in the studies?
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Muscle, bone and joint pain
We then recommend the right products to tackle the problem!
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The science behind the symptom check
Learn moreScience behind the symptom check
In order to get to the recommendations, our team of medical journalists and nutritionists examine current scientific studies.
- We scanned hundreds of studies for the symptom check and analyzed and documented more than 250 relevant relevant from them. The studies come from very different scientific journals, including renowned publications such as Nature and BMJ.
- See you whether there are verifiable connections between the symptoms and various parameters that we measure with our tests.
- We evaluate these relationships and ask questions like: How high is the quality of the studies? Did you appear in trustworthy magazines? How big was the influence on the symptom in the studies?
Vitamin D Test
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Worldwide, an estimated one billion people have inadequate levels of vitamin D in their blood, and deficiencies can be found in all ethnicities and age groups’ (Harvard School of Public Health, 2012). It is important to know your vitamin D level and supplement according to your individual needs.
Strong bones and muscles, mental fitness, prevention of osteoporosis and better athletic performance are just a few of the benefits that are linked to healthy vitamin D levels in countless scientific studies. Young adults, elderly people and women all especially need to keep their vitamin D level in mind because they are at a higher risk.
Unfortunately, a vitamin D deficiency can not be ‘tasted’ or ‘felt’. Therefore, it is important to test for a vitamin d deficiency regularly.
With the cerascreen® Vitamin D Test, a diagnostic send-in test that you can use at home, you can determine your blood concentration of vitamin D and to monitor the level of 25-OH vitamin D in your blood. The Vitamin D Test includes a free return envelope and analysis in our diagnostics laboratory as well as a detailed results report.
Testosterone Test
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Lethargy, fatigue, reduced muscle mass and reduced libido – these can be the unpleasant consequences of low testosterone levels. Testosterone is the main male sexual hormone which regulates muscle growth and physical fitness.
Do you want to know how high or low your levels of this important sex hormone are? With the cerascreen® Testosterone Test you can determine the testosterone levels in your saliva. This allows you to detect a testosterone deficiency or surplus and take targeted countermeasures through your diet and lifestyle.
Testosterone levels are highest in early adulthood and slowly decrease after the age of 30, which is due to a natural change of the blood levels. According to studies, testosterone decreases by one per cent every year. You should therefore keep an eye on your testosterone levels.
Hba1c Test – Long Term Blood Sugar Test
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Sugar is a source of energy for the body. It is transported through the blood to all organs. In the process, the sugar glucose sticks to the blood pigment haemoglobin, resulting in haemoglobin A1C (HbA1c). For people with diabetes, there is too much hbA1c in the blood in the long term – which is why the long-term blood sugar HbA1c is considered an important tool to measure your risk of developing diabetes.
With the cerascreen® Long Term Blood Sugar Test (hbA1c), an hba1c home test kit, you can find out your hbA1c value – that is, the degree of saccharification of the red blood cells in your capillary blood. This value indicates your average blood glucose levels over the last three months. The value is considered an indication of possible pre-diabetes or diabetes.
Mineral Test
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Magnesium, selenium and zinc are minerals vital for your physical and mental fitness. A deficiency can have serious consequences – such as a weakened immune system. The cerascreen® Mineral Test helps you find out quickly and easily whether your body lacks these minerals.
The cerascreen® Mineral Test is a sample-taking mail-in kit that determines the levels of magnesium, zinc and selenium in your blood. Take the sample conveniently and easily at home! The sample of human capillary blood will then be analysed in vitro in one of our certified medical partner laboratories. Receive your mineral levels test results within seven to nine business days after your sample has arrived in the laboratory.
Amino Acid Test
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With the cerascreen® Amino Acid Test you can determine the concentration of 26 essential, semi-essential and non-essential amino acids in your blood. This information can help you optimising your amino acid supply through nutrition and dietary supplements.
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins in all living beings. Some of them – the essential amino acids – have to be ingested by people. Amino acids are required for almost everything that happens in the body: from the formation of hormones and enzymes to energy metabolism and immune defence to muscle, skin and hair growth.
Omega-3 Test
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The cerascreen® Omega-3 Test is a home test kit that allows you to analyse the composition of fatty acids in your blood. Our partner medical laboratory determines your omega-3 index and the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids in your blood.
Omega-3 fatty acids are considered particularly healthy fats. But with our modern diets, we actually consume very little omega 3. This can become a problem – if we take in more omega 6 than omega 3, our body is at risk of inflammation and cardiovascular disease.
