Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD Your body produces the enzyme creatine kinase (CK) or creatine phosphokinase to keep your muscles functioning properly. Healthcare providers use the CK ...

Physical exercise or strenuous sporting activities can increase blood creatine kinase (CK) levels—something to bear in mind in patients with suspected statin-associated muscle symptoms.

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Elite athletes are dependent on consistent high level performance for their livelihoods ... The rugby matches examined in this study produced significant increases (p<0.01) in interstitial creatine ...

They then returned rapidly to their resting levels in an exponential fashion ... had increased significantly after each match. Peak creatine kinase activity 24 hours after the match was 1081 (159) U/l ...