Chondroitin and glucosamine an effective treatment for osteoarthritis and cartilage damage

Added 02.07.2008

In February 2006, the New England Journal of Medicine presented a study, which illustrated the effect of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. The results were compared with an anti-osteoarthritis, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drug (painkiller), and a placebo. The study showed that patients suffering from moderate to severe osteoarthritis experienced a very pronounced positive effect from the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin. The NSAID osteoarthritis drug, however, did not have any significant effect on treatment. The study thus supports the use of glucosamine and chondroitin in combination rather than traditional osteoarthritis drugs for treating moderate to severe osteoarthritis pain.

Chondroitin has a long-term effect

Scientific studies show that one of the many advantages of choosing a natural supplement like chondroitin is that its beneficial effects continue even months after you have stopped taking the nutritional supplement. A scientific double-blind study compared the effects of the osteoarthritis drug, Diclofenac, with chondroitin and a placebo. The researchers found that Diclofenac had only a short-term effect, while the effect of chondroitin kept increasing even three months after the subjects stopped taking their chondroitin supplements.

Glucosamine more effective than paracetamol

A revolutionary scientific double-blind study from Spain shows that glucosamine is more effective at treating osteoarthritis (inflammation) and in relieving pain than acetaminophen (paracetamol).

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