Archive for the 'Arthritis / Rheumatology' Category


Yoga Helpful For People With Rheumatoid Arthritis

A program of yoga poses, breathing and relaxation significantly reduces joint tenderness and swelling for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco.
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11/03/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Knee Arthritis Did Not Benefit From Supplements

US scientists found that the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate were no more effective than placebo at slowing down the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of patients with osteoarthritis; however they also said the trial was probably too short and too small, and spoke more to scientists about how to conduct further research in this area than than to patients. The two-year multicenter study was the work of rheumatologist Dr Allen D.
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10/01/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Supplements No Better Than Placebo In Slowing Cartilage Loss In Knees Of Osteoarthritis Patients

In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients. This was an ancillary study concurrently conducted on a subset of the patients who were enrolled in the prospective, randomized GAIT (Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial).
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09/30/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Third Clinical Trial Shows Pine Bark Naturally Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, is on the rise. A new study published in the August journal of Phytotherapy Research, reveals Pycnogenol, bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduced overall knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms by 20.9 percent and lowered pain by 40.3 percent. To date, this is the third clinical trial on osteoarthritis treatment with Pycnogenol.
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09/05/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

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