Glucosamine en chondroïtinezwavelzuur als mogelijke behandeling van artrose

- The nutritional supplements glucosamine and chondroitine sulphate are widely used in the treatment of osteoarthritis.

- In published studies, glucosamine used in a dosage of 1.5 gram daily is, after a period of 2 to 4 weeks, just as effective as low doses of NSAIDs in alleviating pain.

- Chondroitine sulphate has been less well investigated. There are indications that it affects the symptoms of osteoarthritis, even though this effect only occurs after a longer period of time.

- The side effects for both substances are minor.

- A disease-modifying effect (defined as delay of radiological progression of osteoarthritis) has not been proven.