What is glucosamine and chondroitin and how effective are they in treating pain resulting from osteoarthritis?
Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are substances that have been shown to be very helpful for the management of the inflammation in arthritic pain. What happens is that they are normal components of the joint tissue. When you inject them into the cavity of the joint, what they do is they stimulate the proliferation of certain cells and the production of anti-inflammatory substances and (stimulate) the regeneration of certain tissues into that particular joint. And that is the way they are very helpful.
