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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey
If my memory serves, these supplements were first proven on horses for whom which the placebo effect is kinda hard to make happen.
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I should probably stay out of this..... Mr Harsey you are correct.
I have seen Glucosamine and Chondroitin used and the success rate was questionable. Some people swear by it. I think it depends on the degeneration, bone changes, amount of work etc. All of which would apply to a human as well.
Usually we continued to include Aspirin and Phenylbutazone (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, no idea the human equiv) and steroid cortozone injections. The use of G&C generally reduced the frequency of injections, but did not eliminate them.
DMSO - I try to avoid using it. A few years ago vets were saying this was a cancer causing agent and it was also connected to blindness. Now it is all the rage in cancer treatment. Generally I only use it for applying steriods and breaking down calcification. Anything mixed with it is absorbed into the bloodstream. I know the local feed store sells more for human use than farm use.....
my .02