Chondroitin Sulfate: how it can slow the actual
progression of
degenerative arthritis:
Chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine in a
pharmaceutical grade formula is key to arthritis pain relief.
Research shows
that glucosamine chondroitin can improve mobility and relieve pain from
osteoarthritis. There is also evidence that chondroitin sulfate / glucosamine
can slow down the progression of arthritis.
Better than the common glucosamine
sulfate is glucosamine HCL, which, studies show, is more effective
than the sulfate form. Most osteoarthritis pain sufferers are aged 50
and up, and their biggest problem will be the deficiency of HCL in the
stomach. This causes poor absorption and break down of common glucosamine,
rendering it less useful in arthritis pain relief. This problem is reduced
with glucosamine HCL.
Glucosamine can activate cartilage cells in joints to produce collagen
and proteoglycans, two essential proteins for proper joint function and
joint pain relief. Higher dosages of glucosamine can also help stop the
break down of collagen.
An expanding body of evidence shows that, like
glucosamine, chondroitin impedes arthritis pain
progression. A study has shown that those taking a
placebo, over a year, had progressive joint damage and joint pain,
but individuals taking chondroitin sulfate showed no joint worsening.
Chondroitin sulfate seemed to actually protect joints from further damage
in osteoarthritis sufferers in addition to providing arthritis pain relief.
A
larger and longer double-blind, placebo controlled study showed evidence
that chondroitin sulfate may impede osteoarthritis progression. This
trial lasted three full years, and 119 people took part in it. 1200 mg
per day of chondroitin sulfate were given to 34 of the participants;
the rest took placebo. X-Rays were taken during the course of the study
to see how many joints advanced to a severe stage.
Only 8.8% of those
taking chondroitin sulfate developed severe joint damage over the course
of the three year study; but nearly 30% of the placebo takers developed
joint damage to this extent.
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