A condition involving degeneration of cartilage and supporting joint tissue, which results in pain, swelling and reduced mobility, as the cartilage wears away and allows bone to rub against bone. Also: Osteoarthritic

	Arthritis Related Topic "...It occurs in various forms, such as bacterial arthritis, osteoarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis..." Bilberry As A Treatment "...They have been used successfully in both osteoarthritis as well as rheumatoid arthritis..." Boswellia As A Treatment "...Historically, the guggals were recommended by Ayurvedic physicians for a variety of conditions, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, diarrhea, dysentery, pulmonary disease, and ringworm..." Cervical Arthritis The Condition "...Cervical arthritis is an osteoarthritic condition affecting the upper spine..." Glucosamine / Chondroitin Sulfate As A Treatment "...Chondroitin Sulfate can be found in a number of different formulations for osteoarthritis and other joint complaints..." Heberden's Nodes The Condition "When osteoarthritis affects your hands, bony knobs called nodes may develop on your joints, giving your fingers and thumbs a gnarled appearance..." Relationship to Osteoarthritis "The symptoms of osteoarthritis usually begin slowly and may be mild at first..." Hyperpituitarism The Condition "...skin; skin pigmentation changes - darker or lighter; excessive hair growth in females; high blood pressure; goiter (enlarged thyroid); kyphosis or loss of disc spaces of the spine; osteoporosis; osteoarthritis), through laboratory findings (growth hormone level is high, even when patient receives glucose load; diabetes occurs in 30% of cases; elevated IGF-1; elevated prolactin level; elevated..." Low Back Pain Recommendation Boswellia "...It is the first herbal remedy to have documented clinical evidence that it is useful in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, low back pain, soft tissue rheumatism and myosistis symptoms..." Recommendation Molybdenum "...Moss monitored 14 middle-aged people with symptoms of arthritis, low back pain, frozen shoulder, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, as they took 400-500mcg daily (in 4-5 doses of 100mcg) of molybdenum amino acid chelate..." MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane) As A Treatment "...MSM has been used alone, or in combination with other nutrients, to help with the conditions of osteoarthritis, chronic joint pain and ligament damage..." Osteoarthritis The Condition "Called the "wear and tear" arthritis, Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis..." Relationship to Estrogens Low "In studies of older women, a lower risk of osteoarthritis was found in women who had used oral estrogens for hormone replacement therapy..." Recommendation Vitamin E "A clinical trial using 600 IU of vitamin E in patients with osteoarthritis demonstrated significant benefit..." Recommendation Glucosamine / Chondroitin Sulfate "...] Along with glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate has become a widely used dietary supplement for treatment of osteoarthritis..." Recommendation Acupuncture "...Preliminary research shows that acupuncture may be a useful part of an osteoarthritis treatment plan..." Recommendation Boron "...Newnham, PhD, DO, ND has demonstrated clear demographic evidence for the usefulness of boron in treating or preventing both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis..." Recommendation Boswellia "Boswellin is the first herbal remedy to have documented clinical evidence that it is useful in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, low back pain, soft tissue rheumatism and myosistis symptoms..." Recommendation Aerobic Exercise "Research shows that a good treatment for Osteoarthritis is exercise..." Recommendation Ginger Root "A concentrated extract of 2 ginger species (255mg bid) over a period of 6 weeks reduced pain in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 261patients with moderate to severe pain from osteoarthritis of the knee..." Recommendation Hyaluronic Acid "The use of hyaluronic acid (HA) in osteoarthritis has been found to be effective in terms of relieving pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee and may potentially be a structure-modifying drug..." Recommendation L-Phenylalanine "D-phenylalanine (DPA) has been used to treat the chronic pain of osteoarthritis with both positive and negative results..." Recommendation NSAIDs "NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) are commonly used to treat osteoarthritis..." Recommendation Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) "Low pantothenic acid levels are implicated in the development of human osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, as whole blood pantothenic acid levels have been reported to be lower in rheumatoid arthritis patients compared with normal controls..." Recommendation TMG (Tri-methyl-glycine) "TMG, administered as S-adenosyl-methionine (SAMe), was shown to be superior to ibuprofen (Motrin) in the treatment of osteoarthritis in a double-blind clinical trial..." Poor Bone Health The Condition "...In addition to this startling discovery, research has placed degenerative joint conditions, such as osteoarthritis, at nearly 50 million Americans..." Problems Caused By Being Overweight The Condition "...disease, predisposition to diabetes, hyperlipidemia (increased cholesterol level), metabolic abnormalities, increased risk for gallbladder disease, gout, some types of cancer, and development of osteoarthritis of the weight-bearing joints..." Prolotherapy As A Treatment "...According to some experts, this is actually the cause of most osteoarthritis..." Rheumatoid Arthritis Relationship to Chronic Thyroiditis "...study, thyroid dysfunction is seen at least 3 times more often in women with rheumatoid arthritis than in women with similar demographic features with non-inflammatory rheumatoid diseases such as osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia..." Recommendation Boswellia "Boswellin is the first herbal remedy to have documented clinical evidence that it is useful in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, low back pain, soft tissue rheumatism and myosistis symptoms..." Recommendation Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) "Low pantothenic acid levels are implicated in the development of human osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, as whole blood pantothenic acid levels have been reported to be lower in rheumatoid arthritis patients compared with normal controls..." Vitamin B3 (Niacin) As A Treatment "...Arthritis: Osteoarthritis and other painful joint conditions may also respond to niacin treatment (as niacinamide) [1]..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007