Alternative Therapies for Arthritis - Can They Really Help?
Alternative therapies have been used for quite some time by people who suffer from osteoarthritis. Many have reported relief from the medications or supplements they used. Green lipped mussel supplements are quite popular among people and have been used for a long time. Prescription drugs and other herbal concoctions can also be seen sold on the market. Are these medications really helpful? Doubts have been raised about some therapies because of a lack of information about whether they can really deliver the results promised. Let us look at another option that has recently been in the news. Dextrose prolotherapy has been in use for over 75 years but still falls in the alternative category. This is a sugar-based solution which is specifically given to people who are over the age of 40 and are suffering from mild to moderate conditions of osteoarthritis at the knee. The solution is injected directly into the affected area. Even though insufficient evidence is available to show about h