Your body produces the enzyme creatine kinase (CK) or creatine phosphokinase to keep your muscles functioning properly. Healthcare providers use the CK test to check levels of this protein in your ...

What Is Creatine Kinase? Creatine phosphokinase (CPK), also known as creatine kinase (CK), is a type of enzyme. Enzymes are proteins that catalyze (speed up) chemical reactions in your body.

Background: The serum concentration of creatine kinase (CK) is used widely as an index of skeletal muscle fibre damage in sport and exercise. Since athletes have higher CK values than non-athletes, ...

What rise in creatine kinase (CK) is considered significant in patients on statin therapy? Does the presence or absence of myalgia symptoms affect significance? At what CK level should therapy be ...

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT To guard against it, people who take statins have often been advised to have regular blood tests to spot rising levels of creatine kinase (CK), a by-product ...