Osteoarthritis sufferers will have to keep waiting for concrete findings about the effectiveness of glucosamine and chondroitin, the supplements used by so many to ease joint pain and support the maintenance of cartilage. A recent big study involving 1,583 people produced interesting good news/bad results.
First, researchers found scant scientific evidence to support the belief that the supplements work as advertised. They seemed to perform only marginally better than placebos for people with mild arthritis pain. However, for people with moderate to severe pain, the supplements, taken in combination, did offer relief to a
statistically substantial number of patients-79.2 percent, compared to 54.3 percent who took placebos. The study results were published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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