“If you have achy, arthritic knees, glucosamine/chondroitin is definitely worth trying.”
Even if his own research came to the conclusion that glucosamine and chondroitin are renowned for their abilities to relieve osteoarthritis symptoms, they have no effect on joint pain or function. Allen D. Sawitzke would recommend his friend to take these two supplements only when they want to scare moderate pain away.
The reason is that “some people feel really well with it, even if others don’t.” as he explained. Sawitzke is an associate professor at the University of Utah Hospital and Clinics in Salt Lake City, but also an investigator for the national Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial.
If you have moderate arthritis pain, you should consider taking glucosamine/chondroitin for two or three months. If you don’t see any improvements by then, then you’re most definitely not going to see them at all.
