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Glucosamine Ineffective for Lower Back Pain Linked to Arthritis

(HealthDay News) The popular supplement glucosamine offers little or no relief for sufferers of chronic lower back pain caused by osteoarthritis, a new study finds.

The Norwegian trial seems to be another knock against glucosamine, with other recent studies showing similar results.

"The study answer the questions: 'I have suffered low back pain for a long time (more than 6 months), will a 6-month intake of glucosamine help me?'" said lead researcher Philip Wilkens… "And the answer according to this study is no."

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Community: Again, we’ll have to see. I could barely walk before I started taking glucosamine.

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