Arthritis Treatment: Glucosamine and chondroitin in arthritis.
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Glucosamine and chondroitin are widely advertised as remedies for osteoarthritis. The benefits, however, are not clear.
A qualitative assessment of various trials were done by T.E. McAlindon et al. to evaluate the benefits of glucosamine and chondroitin products for osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip.
The studies were randomised, double blind, placebo controlled of four [...]
Arthritis Treatment: Signs and Symptoms of Osteoarthritis.
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You can break this into symptoms, signs and impairment of function.
Pain develops around the osteoarthritic joint. The severity of pain and impairment depends largely on the individual. This can be influenced by expectation and state of mind. Anxiety and depression will influence pain perception. Level of satisfaction and success especially at work and [...]
Arthritis Treatment: Osteoarthritis.
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Osteoarthritis is the commonest disease to affect joints. It is long thought to be the result of ageing and injury but it is not an inevitable consequence of growing old.
In osteoarthritis, there is focal cartilaginous loss and resultant bony reaction in the form of growth or sclerosis. X-ray remains the simple and most [...]
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