Olympia Chiropractor | Knee Pain  Glucosamine and chondoitin
sulphate are two of the most popular dietary supplements sold
today.  They are most famous for treating arthritis and other
joint pain conditions.  However, the research on its
effectiveness is markedly mixed.  There have been some studies
that show significant benefit, and others that do not.  One
recent double-blind placebo-controlled study evaluated the
efficacy of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate compared to
Celebrex or a placebo for painful knee arthritis over the course
of two years.  This study divided 662 patients with knee
arthritis into five different treatment groups.  The groups
were: glucosamine (1500mg/day), chondroitin sulphate
(1200mg/day), glucosamine + chondroitin sulphate, celecoxib
(Celebrex 200mg/day), and placebo.  After two years results were
collected to evaluate which patients achieved a meaningful
improvement in their arthritis symptoms.  The results found that
none of the groups achieved statistically significant impro