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Originally posted by Attalus:
Hm, it (the combo - hardly ever see them sold seperately) seems to have a mild antiarthritic effect in mild osteoarthritis, but not as much as Ibuprofen. That's all I've read. Galadria used it for a while when she was having trouble with her knee, training for her last marathon, and it seemed to help, but not as much as the Cos-Con Brace. [img]graemlins/blueblink.gif[/img]
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The same here. It seems to have some effect but not the effect many advertisements give it credit for
However I believe you can't find it in regular stores in some countries any more. Apparently it has now become a patented drug. [img]smile.gif[/img] Glucosamine's effects have been backed by placebo studies. Some studies have also shown that NSAIDs (Ibuprofen) may hasten the development of arthritis.
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From an article by L. Lippiello:
This approach aims to increase the natural stress responses of tissues, which may contribute to increased cell survival, retardation of progression of cartilage lesions and possibly regeneration of cartilage matrix.
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