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Old 02-03-2008, 04:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Glucosamine - anyone else using this as a supplement?
I'm surprised there aren't any threads on this subject on the board considering the apparent benefits it offers with regards to joint care etc.

Is anyone else on the board using this stuff?

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Old 02-03-2008, 04:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Glucosamine - anyone else using this as a supplement?
I did use it last year , when i fecked up my knee mate !!
found it pretty good !!
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Old 05-03-2008, 08:05 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I did use it last year , when i fecked up my knee mate !!
found it pretty good !!
Cheers, I'm going to give it a shot... suffering from my first bout of tennis elbow... :/ !
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Old 15-03-2008, 11:30 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Glucosamine - anyone else using this as a supplement?
hey mate..
i just got my cortisol injection for a tennis AND golf elbow :(

It wont help the elbow. you need an anti inflamatorry -ibuprofen.

It terms of joint suppls. Animal pack flex DOES WONDERS
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Old 15-03-2008, 03:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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It wont help the elbow.
IMO you are wrong

Glucosamine is a very useful supplement for tendonitis.

It definitely aided my recovery from injury and there are many studies to back up the theory.

Give it a go,you have nothing to lose.

Also consider taking/upping fish oil intake,a natural anti inflammatory.
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Cheers, I'm going to give it a shot... suffering from my first bout of tennis elbow... :/ !

Ever thought of taking a collagen supplement? Look on the website body edge for a supplement called acti joint......its a supper product. I used it for my dodgey knee. Queit a few gyms in the south east/london stock it or can get hold of it. or order from the site.
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I use it and see it as an insurance policy on my joints! Have a look at this article

http://www.menshealth.co.uk/index.ph...m/topic/296016
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there is a cod liver oil that contains glucosamine.. i was using it for a while and it seemed to be good stuff!! best of both worlds if you can stick the taste!!
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i am using animal flex that stuff is awesome its full of everything glucosamine, msm, the lot
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  • Long-term effects of glucosamine sulphate on osteoarthritis progression: a randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial .
    The Lancet , Volume 357 , Issue 9252 , Pages 251 - 256
    J . Reginster , R . Deroisy , L . Rovati , R . Lee , E . Lejeune , O . Bruyere , G . Giacovelli , Y . Henrotin , J . Dacre , C . Gossett
Abstract

Background

Treatment of osteoarthritis is usually limited to short-term symptom control. We assessed the effects of the specific drug glucosamine sulphate on the long-term progression of osteoarthritis joint structure changes and symptoms.
Methods

We did a randomised, double-blind placebo controlled trial, in which 212 patients with knee steoarthritis were randomly assigned 1500 mg sulphate oral glucosamine or placebo once daily for 3 years. Weightbearing, anteroposterior radiographs of each knee in full extension were taken at enrolment and after 1 and 3 years. Mean joint-space width of the medial compartment of the tibiofemoral joint was assessed by digital image analysis, whereas minimum joint-space width—ie, at the narrowest point—was measured by visual inspection with a magnifying lens. Symptoms were scored by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index.
Findings

The 106 patients on placebo had a progressive joint-space narrowing, with a mean joint-space loss after 3 years of −0·31 mm (95% CI −0·48 to −0·13). There was no significant joint-space loss in the 106 patients on glucosamine sulphate: −0·06 mm (−0·22 to 0·09). Similar results were reported with minimum joint-space narrowing. As assessed by WOMAC scores, symptoms worsened slightly in patients on placebo compared with the improvement observed after treatment with glucosamine sulphate. There were no differences in safety or reasons for early withdrawal between the treatment and placebo groups.
Interpretation

The long-term combined structure-modifying and symptom-modifying effects of gluosamine sulphate suggest that it could be a disease modifying agent in osteoarthritis.
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Glucosamine Sulfate Use and Delay of Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis

A 3-Year, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-blind Study
Karel Pavelká, MD, PhD; Jindriska Gatterová, MD; Marta Olejarová, MD; Stanislav Machacek, MD; Giampaolo Giacovelli, PhD; Lucio C. Rovati, MD

Arch Intern Med. 2002;162:2113-2123.

Background Conventional symptomatic treatments for osteoarthritis do not favorably affect disease progression. The aim of this randomized, placebo-controlled trial was to determine whether long-term (3-year) treatment with glucosamine sulfate can modify the progression of joint structure and symptom changes in knee osteoarthritis, as previously suggested.

Methods Two hundred two patients with knee osteoarthritis (using American College of Rheumatology criteria) were randomized to receive oral glucosamine sulfate, 1500 mg once a day, or placebo. Changes in radiographic minimum joint space width were measured in the medial compartment of the tibiofemoral joint, and symptoms were assessed using the algo-functional indexes of Lequesne and WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities).

Results Osteoarthritis was of mild to moderate severity at enrollment, with average joint space widths of slightly less than 4 mm and a Lequesne index score of less than 9 points. Progressive joint space narrowing with placebo use was -0.19 mm (95% confidence interval, -0.29 to -0.09 mm) after 3 years. Conversely, there was no average change with glucosamine sulfate use (0.04 mm; 95% confidence interval, -0.06 to 0.14 mm), with a significant difference between groups (P = .001). Fewer patients treated with glucosamine sulfate experienced predefined severe narrowings (>0.5 mm): 5% vs 14% (P = .05). Symptoms improved modestly with placebo use but as much as 20% to 25% with glucosamine sulfate use, with significant final differences on the Lequesne index and the WOMAC total index and pain, function, and stiffness subscales. Safety was good and without differences between groups.
Conclusion Long-term treatment with glucosamine sulfate retarded the progression of knee osteoarthritis, possibly determining disease modification.
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Glucosamine is a great supp, been taking this and cod liver oil at 1000mg a day each for years, helped wonders for my RC shoulder recovery and is just good in general for your joints.

There are other supps like msm and chronatim "think thats spelt wrong" that are suppose to be good for joints as well, tryed them all but Glucosamine then cod liver oil is deffinately the best for me!
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I'm surprised there aren't any threads on this subject on the board considering the apparent benefits it offers with regards to joint care etc.

Is anyone else on the board using this stuff?

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there are, i started one last year yes i use it all the time, ever since i got a free months trial of 1500mg tabs, helped with my shoulder pains.
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I use it at 1500mgx2/d. It seems to ease streess on my joints and i can notice more painful joints without it so i guess thats' a positive then..
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