RESEARCH - Glucosamine no better than placebo in treating low back pain

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Glucosamine No Better Than Placebo in Treating Low Back Pain

July 6, 2010 — Glucosamine is not significantly different from placebo

for reducing pain-related disability or improving health-related

quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) and

degenerative lumbar osteoarthritis, a new study has found.

The study results suggest the dietary supplement should not be

recommended for patients with lower back pain, said the study's lead

author Philip Wilkens, MChiro, from the Department of Orthopedics,

Oslo University Hospital, Norway.

" Based on our findings, I don't think doctors should suggest

glucosamine for low back pain, " he added. " They should try to find

better ways or better interventions to treat this pain. "

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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/724654

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