Is Glucosamine with dycirine helpful in early osteo arthritis knee? If yes how long it can be taken and how to avoid gastric side effects of the molecule.
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Glucosamine is a food supplement, can be taken for a year or two. Glucosamine in literature has not been proved to be of significant need or benefits in osteoarthritis knee. S-Adenosyl Methionine is a better proven alternative. You can take a combination medicstion like Cartigen DN. Gastric effects can be managed with a Pantoprazole daily. Also in knee osteoarthritis, try: 1. Regular knee quadriceps exercises (static and knee bending). 2. Ice pack application will help.
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Yes. It helps. Take antacid early morning empty stomach to avoid gastric side effects.
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No role in osteoarthritis, go for knee exercises, avoid squatting, stairs, Go for PRP treatment it has excellent results.
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Ice therapy would definitely help to reduce the inflammation. We also advise you to use knee cap which would help to prevent the knee from damaging further and also to maintain the quadriceps muscle tone. Stiffness might have developed due to weakness of the ligaments & inflammed cartilage. Specific knee exercises will also help ie. Keeping ball underneath the knee and keep pressing it. That's the simple exercise which will help you to strengthen the knee Simple Knee ExerciesSpecific knee exercises will also help ie. Keeping ball underneath the knee and keep pressing it. That's the simple exercise which will help you to strengthen the knee Ice therapy would definitely help to reduce the inflammation. We also advise you to use knee cap which would help to prevent the knee from damaging further and also to maintain the quadriceps muscle tone. I also advise you to use knee cap which would help to prevent the knee from damaging further and also to maintain the quadriceps muscle tone.
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