Using supplements for joint pain
When you’re dealing with debilitating chronic pain from joint problems, any potential solution—especially when it’s as easy as taking a pill—would be a welcome relief. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that one in four U.S. adults—or 15 million people—experience severe joint pain from some form of arthritis, a common cause of the symptom.
While there are other recommended natural arthritis remedies that work for joint pain, such as exercise, physical therapy, and psychological therapies, the use of over-the-counter supplements of natural and chemical compounds has been gaining in popularity.
What causes joint pain?
With joint pain, “there can be damage to the joints, muscles, bones, and tendons, either mechanically, via degeneration, or by inflammation,” says Nilanjana Bose, MD, a rheumatologist at Memorial Hermann in Houston. “This stimulates the nerve ends to sense pain.”
Taken together, these joint conditions are called arthritis. “Arthritis may be due to damage, such as an old injury, or inflammation, such as that caused by rheumatoid arthritis,” says arthritis specialist Scott Zashin, MD, a Dallas-based rheumatologist and author of Natural Arthritis Treatment. “When there is damage or inflammation, chemicals are released that communicate with the nervous
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