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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:39 PM Original message |
Supplements {glucosamine, chondroitin} for osteoarthritis 'do not work' (BBC) |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. i've been taking the supplements |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Are you taking Hyaluronic Acid? That helped me, too. nt |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. yes. it has hyaluronic acid in it. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I've been taking them for |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. my doc advised taking twice the amount |
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davidwparker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. +1 |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. It seems to work for my dog - with arthritis in her hips |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Also try Hyaluronic Acid. nt |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I've found turmeric to be really good for joint pain. |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. How much turmeric do you think an 80 lb dog might take? |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 07:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. You might want to ask your vet about that |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Wow! Turmeric is almost becoming a panacea! I've never heard that it |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Thanks! There is HA in the pills I'm giving here. I don't know |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. No but I'll go look. I also saw your question about the turmeric so I'll check |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Thanks gately :-). n/t |
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wuvuj (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Try 25 mg DHEA and 500 mg L-arginine....per day...or don't... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. She probably does seem better to you. |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Interesting article! |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-21-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. It does work for my dog |
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golddigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. Article brought to you from "Big Pharma." |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Nail-hitter! n/t |
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davidwparker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. +1 |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's better news for sharks than people with arthrititis |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Didn't help my arthritic flare ups, though it did get rid of the crunchiness in my neck |
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More_liberal_than_mo (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. I call Bull Shit on this. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Glucosamine: The Unsinkable Rubber Duck |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. AKA, NHS declares that it will no longer pay for the suppliments because one study |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. One study? |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. It says "a study" |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 10:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. So you don't understand what that means. |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I understand, but the fact remains that this was done as a single review of multple trials by |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. It is a review. |
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felix_numinous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. I really feel it when I run out of glucosamine, MSM & chondroitin |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
25. 'bout 15 years ago the doc said I would be in a wheelchair within a couple years |
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wishlist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
28. I can always tell when I have forgotten to take my glucosasime for hip pain |
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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-17-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
31. Glucosamine, chondroitin totally fixed my mother's hands and |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
33. Thanks for posting. |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. as someone who reads academic journals |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. First, this is a review. |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-18-10 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
39. My reaction to reading |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-20-10 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
40. Pain Relief, Placebo and Profit |
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