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Source of validity: Scientific
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Phosphocreatine (also known as creatine phosphate) is scientifically validated for its role in muscle energy metabolism, particularly in rapidly regenerating ATP during high-intensity, short-duration muscle activity. Research supports the use of creatine supplementation (which increases phosphocreatine stores in muscle) for improving muscle strength, power, and mass, especially in conditions of muscle weakness or atrophy, such as sarcopenia in the elderly or in certain neuromuscular diseases. However, the direct evidence for using phosphocreatine or creatine supplements specifically for improving "muscle tone"—in the clinical sense of baseline muscle tension or resistance to passive stretch—is limited.

Most studies focus on muscle strength, mass, or function rather than tone per se. Nonetheless, by enhancing muscle energy reserves and facilitating improved muscular performance, creatine supplementation may indirectly help individuals with poor muscle tone due to deconditioning or muscle wasting. Clinical trials have demonstrated benefits in muscle performance and rehabilitation outcomes, but its efficacy for directly increasing muscle tone in conditions such as hypotonia (low muscle tone) is less well established. Overall, the scientific evidence supports a role for phosphocreatine in improving muscle function, with moderate but not definitive evidence for its use specifically in treating lack of muscle tone.

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