{"id":48456,"date":"2025-08-04T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/?post_type=health-conditions&#038;p=48456"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:36:41","slug":"osteoarthritis","status":"publish","type":"health-conditions","link":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/","title":{"rendered":"Osteoarthritis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48456\" class=\"elementor elementor-48456\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8d8552 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a8d8552\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3c39c6 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a3c39c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoporosis\/osteoporosis-nutrition\/\">Nutritional discussion<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b403859 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b403859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative condition of the joints, leading to pain and decreased mobility. It is associated with aging and injury (it used to be called &#8220;wear and tear&#8221; arthritis).<\/p><p>There are a number of proactive steps one can take naturally to help reduce pain associated with osteoarthritis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f904561 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f904561\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751a9a56 e-n-tabs-mobile cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"751a9a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"1964677718\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777181\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777181\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-19646777181\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSymptoms\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777182\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777182\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-19646777182\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCauses\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"lifestyle\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777183\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-19646777183\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tLifestyle\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777184\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777184\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-19646777184\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tIntegrative Therapies\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-19646777181\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777181\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-651347cf e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"651347cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18433676 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18433676\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b597446 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b597446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"symptoms\">Symptoms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fef7e55 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fef7e55\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622149d5 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"622149d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OA most often affects the spine, knees, hips, knees, and fingers, or sometimes other joints. It&#8217;s onset is gradual. Patients notice pain that gets worse with exercise and lessens with rest. Patients also report stiffness in the morning that gets better with some movements. However, As osteoarthritis progresses, joint motion is diminished more and more while grating sensations and tenderness may appear and\/or get worse. Shooting pain down legs or arms may result from the condition in the spine.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/rheumatoid-arthritis\/\">Rheumatoid Arthritis<\/a>, on the other hand is characterized by morning pain and stiffness which tends to improve as the day continues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-19646777182\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777182\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-60f739b8 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60f739b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1260619 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1260619\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb2e2d6 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eb2e2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"causes\">Causes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd281cb e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cd281cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ed286e cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68ed286e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNearly half of all Americans older than 60 develop osteoarthritis and most people older than 80 will develop it. The percentage of people with osteoarthritis in Canada is even higher. But joints don&#8217;t just wear out with age. Researchers now recognize that several factors lead to the development of osteoarthritis rather than one single factor. These are:\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>biological factors<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong>age<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong>joint damage by injury<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong>joint damage by chronic obesity<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong>heredity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-19646777183\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"lifestyle\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-42dc8ccd e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42dc8ccd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7790a8 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b7790a8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfb2092 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cfb2092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"life\">Lifestyle<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bb4bc8 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38bb4bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Obesity<\/strong><\/h5><p>Being overweight puts unusual stress on weight-bearing joints and increases osteoarthritis risk. Losing weight (in women) has been found to lower this risk<sup>5 6<\/sup>\u00a0and reduce OA pain.<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0Furthermore, in obese patients who require joint replacement surgery, while the risk of wound-infection is greater, overall complications are not more likely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-19646777184\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-19646777184\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-55f54b0a e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55f54b0a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4514267d e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4514267d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526bb5ad cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"526bb5ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"integrative\">Integrative Therapies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b808d8 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b808d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Acupuncture<\/strong><\/h5><p>Research into use of acupuncture to reduce osteoarthritis pain has yielded mixed results &#8211; comparing acupuncture to placebo or sham acupuncture.\u00a0<sup>100, 101<\/sup>\u00a0Subsequent research has shown marked positive results.<sup>102, 103<\/sup>\u00a0In one well-designed trial, 8 weeks of 2 times a week acupuncture treatment produced significant benefits in pain relief and increased mobility for patients with knee OA &#8211; compared to no treatment.\u00a0<sup>104<\/sup>\u00a0And when the no-treatment group began to receive acupuncture treatment they had similar positive results.<\/p><h5><strong>Exercise &amp; Physical Therapy<\/strong><\/h5><p>A controlled trial demonstrated that manual\u00a0<b>physical therapy<\/b>\u00a0(by an experienced physical therapist) and supervised exercise markedly reduced pain and increased walking ability and distance in OA knee patients.<sup>105<\/sup>\u00a0The therapy included manual therapy to the ankle, knee, hip and low back and a standard exercise program for the knees to be done both at home and within the clinic. Patients received clinic treatment 2 times weekly for 4 weeks.<\/p><p>Recent research determined that mild exercise, in this case, yoga, showed therapeutic benefits and was manageable, doable, and safe for older women (mean age of 72) with osteoarthritis of the knee. The study involved 36 women in an 8 week yoga intervention program that was developed by 8 experts especially to address their knee osteoarthritis.<sup>107<\/sup><\/p><p>Other research addressed the pain of 156 patients with severe osteoarthritis. They were mostly women, average age 67, with a BMI of 30 and were scheduled for hip or knee replacement. Compared to controls, there were statistically significant differences in those who did a two times a week neuromuscular exercise program which was supervised by a physical therapist. The results were small for knee osteoarthritis, but moderate in hip osteoarthritis. Improvement was noted in standard performance tests such as walk, chair stands, and 1 leg knee bends.<sup>108<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb7729e e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cb7729e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15be8139 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15be8139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conventional Treatment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16742b9a cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16742b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Symptom relief is the primary treatment and includes use of soaking in hot water, application of warm wax, heating pads, and devices to support the joints. Pain medications include acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, etodolac, ibuprofen, indomethacin, and others). Topical cream applications with capsaicin are also recommended for temporary pain relief.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187d551e cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"187d551e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"herbshelp\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Herbs &amp; supplements that may be helpful<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aca97e cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aca97e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studylist\/olive-leaf-extract-2012-2015-2017-osteoarthritis\/\">Olive leaf extract<\/a>\u00a0has a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">New Zealand green-lipped mussel<\/a>\u00a0May help some people, there&#8217;s a lot of possibly weak evidence.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">DMSO<\/a>: Topical;\u00a0<i>under a doctor&#8217;s supervision only<\/i>.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">Cetyl myristoleate<\/a>\u00a0(CMO): 540 mg per day orally for 30 days.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">Ginger<\/a>\u00a0(Zingiber officinale): Ginger has historically been used for arthritis and rheumatism. Both a preliminary trial and a more recent double-blind trial found ginger extract (170 mg three times a day for three weeks) to be slightly more effective than a placebo.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#botanical\">Nettle<\/a>\u00a0(Urtica dioica): Stinging nettle has traditionally been used for joint pain. Applying nettle to the skin to relieve joint pain appears to be safe and effective.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#botanical\">White willow<\/a>\u00a0(Salix alba) (100 mg of the active ingredient, salicin, per day): White willow has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects. Although the analgesic actions of willow are typically slow-acting, they tend to last longer than aspirin.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#otherherbs\">Other herbs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb45ad8 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fb45ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self Help<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7119df cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a7119df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Diet &amp; Lifestyle<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#diet\">Warmbrand Diet<\/a>: A diet free of meat, poultry, dairy, chemicals, sugar, eggs, and processed foods has been used for people with OA with some reported success.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#diet\">Avoid nightshade vegetables<\/a>: Solanine, a substance found in tomatoes, white potatoes, peppers (except black pepper), and eggplant, may aggravate OA.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#allergies\">Allergies<\/a>: Older reports suggest a possible link between food reactions and worsening of OA symptoms.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/#lifestyle\">Obesity<\/a>: Weight loss may reduce pain levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152851f cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"152851f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Herbs &amp; Nutritional Supplements<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56cfb2 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b56cfb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe research on popular chondrotin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate are contradictory and inconclusive. Nonetheless some people do report them to be helpful.\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">Chondroitin sulfate<\/a>\u00a0(CS): Some research concludes that CS reduces pain, promotes healing and improves joint movement.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">S-adenosylmethionine<\/a>\u00a0(SAMe): Some research reports it reduces inflammation and pain and heals damaged tissue.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">Glucosamine sulfate<\/a>\u00a0(GS): GS has significantly reduced symptoms of OA in many studies, but there are preliminary reports of possible side effects.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">Niacinamide<\/a>\u00a0(not Niacin): Some research reports good results<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">Vitamin E<\/a>\u00a0has been the most researched of the antioxidants and has shown positive results although there is contradictory evidence.<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">MSM<\/a>\u00a0Some benefits have been reported for osteoarthritis<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/osteoarthritis-nutritional-discussion\/#supplements\">Cayenne<\/a>: (topical application of cayenne creams containing 0.025-0.075% capsaicin) Capsaicin, the &#8220;burning&#8221; substance in cayenne creams, has been used topically to relieve pain from OA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nRead about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/osteoarthritis\/#herbshelp\">other herbs and supplements<\/a>\u00a0that may be helpful.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580e896 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"580e896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arthritis News<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3328991 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3328991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to learn more? See our blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/blog\/slow-dry-age-related-macular-degeneration-supplements\/\">news on osteoarthritis<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12d0c0 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b12d0c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Studies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934af23 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"934af23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studies-bydisease\/osteoarthritis\/\">footnotes and other research<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1850b07 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1850b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">Additional footnotes\u200b<\/h5><p>106. 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