When pain and stiffness from arthritis affects your joints, everyone searches for arthritis cures. Although researchers have not found an actual permanent cure for arthritis, there are many treatment options available to you.
Of these options, natural treatments can provide the best and safest results. Glucosamine is one of these natural treatments. Glucosamine comes in pill, liquid and powder forms and is taken orally. This substance is found in normal healthy human cartilage. When taking the supplement daily for 2-3 months it slowly builds up in your body and helps to reduce the symptoms of arthritis. While it is not an arthritis cure it does help people get back to their active lifestyles with less pain, swelling and stiffness.
Before going further I want to explain more about how arthritis occurs. Normal joints have smooth cartilage surfaces that cover the ends of the bones. For example your knee joint is made of three major bones: the thigh bone (femur), the leg bone (tibia) and the kneecap (patella). Each of these bone ends are covered by a hard, white, smooth surface called cartilage (articular cartilage). As your knee moves, the smooth surfaces glide freely allowing pain free motion.
This healthy articular cartilage is found in all joints in your body and contains naturally occurring compounds such as glucosamine. Glucosamine helps the cartilage remain strong despite all of the stress that occurs with daily joint movement over many, many years. With the normal aging process, injury or just bad luck, the cartilage can deteriorate. Over time the smooth, hard cartilage becomes soft and then begins to *****. The cracked cartilage rubs and may cause swelling, pain and catching. If caught early you may be able to slow down the progression of cartilage damage. Otherwise the cartilage will wear down to bone over time–this is arthritis.
Unfortunately there is not a way to fully replace cartilage without a joint replacement such as a knee replacement. This surgery however does not replace worn cartilage with new cartilage. Instead a joint replacement is performed with metal and plastic components that replace cartilage.
Before resorting the surgery like this most people try various medicines and even steroid injections. Unfortunately each of these treatments have side effects. The anti-inflammatory medicines in particular can cause bleeding ulcers, kidney failure and even worsen high blood pressure or heart disease.
For many years people have been searching for natural arthritis cures. In addition to regular exercise, natural supplements can help to significantly reduce the painful symptoms of arthritis. Of these supplements, glucosamine has been shown to have the most promising results.
With all of the different brands of glucosamine available, which one should you take? This can often be very confusing. The Arthritis Cures Blog however provides important information about a specific glucosamine supplement that has provided excellent pain relief benefits in those suffering from arthritis symptoms.
By: Vic Goradia About the Author:
Vic Goradia, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Knee & Shoulder problems, arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine.
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