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Tony Gallimore9:11AM October 24, 2010
My doctor recommended taking glucosamine. I decided to try the Dr Max Powers Joint Support with Vitamin B12 because it was the highest dose capsule I could find. It has worked very well.
paulak212of DE8:46PM October 07, 2010
I had knee pain after running that was slowly getting worse. After about 3 months on glucosamine the pain stopped.
We do need trials for all medication (over the counter or otherwise) that is sold in the US, but unfortunately that costs lots of money.
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Scottof CA8:28PM July 08, 2010
It doesn't say they get better, but it doesn't say whether it slows the problem or stabilizes it either.
Another good point is that it's a half hearted test at best. Most people take a combination consisting of calcium, glucosamine and chondroitin at a minimum because these three minerals work together. Other vitamins and minerals may increase the potency of these. This test was destined to fail and probably on purpose.
Then there is the matter of a good diet and exercise. If the people in the study eat very poorly because they lack money or they just prefer bad foods, this would obviously negatively impact any test. It has been proven several times that certain foods pull calcium from our teeth and bones.
Today's medical concept is for there to be a pill to cure everything, unless this pill isn't prescribed by your doctor.
Why as an "Internist" doing this study? Doesn't make any sense. Andrew Avins, is an internist and researcher at Kaiser Permanente Northern California and is the man that published this study. Since this company is an insurance company and a health care provider any negative study of anything having to do with nutrition is highly suspect. This is not a biologist from an independent university. This is a company that sells you things and they are NOT supplements.
Paul Wilsonof FL11:20AM July 08, 2010
Glucosamine is not made from animal cartilage - you're thinking of chondroitin.
Also, although there have been mixed results on these two supplements, a three year study in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed slowing of arthritis progression in the knee compared to placebo, and other well-done studies have shown positive results. So I think this article doesn't present the complete contest. See:
Clegg DO, et al Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and the two in combination for painful knee osteoarthritis. N Engl J Med. (2006) 354.8: 795-808.
Pavelka K, et al. Glucosamine sulfate use and delay of progression of knee osteoarthritis: a 3-year, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Arch Intern Med. 2002 Oct 14;162(18):2113-23.
Vlad SC et al Glucosamine for pain in osteoarthritis: why do trial results differ? Arthritis Rheum. (2007) 56.7: 2267-2277.
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