Treatments
Jim Scott
Do the over the counter treatments of CLO, Fish Oil or Glycosamine Sulphate
make a significant difference or are they 'snake oil'?
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Jim S
Tyneside UK
http://www.jimscott.co.uk
Kelly
It helps first to know what kind of arthritis she has. If it is
inflammatory arthritis she needs to be in the care of a rheumatologist and
will most likely need a special type of med that will stop the inflammatory
process - this is called a dmard. Examples of inflammatory arthritis are
psoriatic, rheumatoid, and in some cases osteoarthritis as well as many
others. If she has osteoarthritis and the damage is age or injury related
then anti-inflammatories sometimes help but studies have shown that
glucosomine or glucosomine/chondroitin combinations can make the difference.
The fish oil is not a bad thing to add to diet - it does seem to make a
difference to a lot of people but may not reverse any damage. Exercise,
weight loss if she needs to and checking out any physiological needs such as
gait, leg length etc can help immensely too. Exercise should be tailored to
her - ie: swimming if weight bearing is a problem, walking is good in most
cases but watch for good shoes changed regularly, and if needed use a cane
or walking stick or even a walker. The idea is to build up the upper
muscles that support the hips and knees. The weight loss will make an
incredible difference on the hips if this is a problem for her. Even 5 - 10
lbs can decrease the pain.
The above are suggestions aimed at everyone but her diagnosis from a doctor
will help decide the treatment. This is important and she should ideally see
a rheumatologist if she hasn't already. Don't dismiss a good occupational
therapist and physio therapist when you have that diagnosis. They can help
with ongoing ideas to make the pain less and help reduce any further damage.
Kelly
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> My wife may be in the early stages of arthritis in the hip.
What kind of arthritis, of the more than 100 forms?
Did a doctor diagnose this?
> Do the over the counter treatments of CLO, Fish Oil
> or Glycosamine Sulphate make a significant difference
> or are they 'snake oil'?
Many OTC drugs are "snake oil" and do not contain the total amount (if any
at all) of the listed ingredient(s).
You have to be very, very careful selecting a brand name and type of OTC
drug.
Have you located a web site for an arthritis society in your country?
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Derek F
> Glycosamine Sulphate
Which Magazine recently slammed most of the heavily advertised health
supplements.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2399370/Health-supplements-Which-says-firms-like-Seven-Seas-Vitabiotics-exaggerate-benefits.html
Is your wife taking any prescribed medications for other conditions?
I have been on several that warned of joint pain as well as ones like
Warfarin that doctors more or less deny have side effects. However
Google warfarin + joint pain and many users tell it differently.
My orthopaedic consultant agreed that most drugs can cause joint pain.
Derek