Ganging Upon Arthritis

They say two heads are better than one. Evidently the adage applies to osteoarthritis supplements as well: A new study reports that sufferers who took glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) had better results than patients who took either supplement alone. Scientists at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, India, studied 118 people who took either 500 milligrams of glucosamine, 500 mg of MSM, 500 mg of a combination of both, or a placebo three times a day for 12 weeks.

Those who took the combo reported only about half as much pain as the people who took either supplement alone, and got relief faster.

Glucosamine is often paired with chondroitin; if you want to cover all your bases, some supplements combine all three.

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