Showing posts with label glucosamine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glucosamine. Show all posts

Monday, December 3, 2007

Glucosamine sulfate reduces osteoarthritis progression in postmenopausal women.

The results of a two recent, three year, randomized, placebo-controlled, prospective, indepent studies, were published in the journal, Menopause. The study authors concluded, "This analysis, from a large cohort of postemenopausal women, demonstrated for the first time that a pharmacological intervention for OA (osteoarthritis) has a disease-modifying effect in this particular population, the most frequently affected by knee OA.


References:
Bruyere O, Pavelka K, Royati LC, Deroisy R, Olejarova M, Gatterova J, Giacovelli G, Reginster JY. Glucosamine sulfate reduces osteoarthritis progression in postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis: evidence from two 3 year studies. Menopause. 2004 Mar-Apr; 11(2):138-43.