Supplements for Osteoarthritis (AAOS)
Many people with osteoarthritis have knee pain. They often try over-the-counter treatments — chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine — to help the pain, and to avoid knee surgery. But these popular supplements don’t work. Many studies have shown that glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate do not help to relieve arthritic knees.
Files to download
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- Plain English: Supplements for Osteoarthritis (AAOS) →
- Spanish: El tratamiento de la osteoartritis de la rodilla →
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- Webpage file: Supplements for Osteoarthritis →
See webpage version
- Webpage file: El tratamiento de la osteoartritis de la rodilla →
