| Conventional medical treatment of osteoarthritis pain | | | | - Aceclofenac |
| consists primarily of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory | | | | - Tenidap |
| drugs (NSAIDs) and other pain relievers, such as | | | | - Tometin |
| piroxicam (Feldene®). These medications often | | | | The pain relievers that have been in the news, such as |
| relieve symptoms, but they can cause serious side | | | | celecoxib (Celebrex) and rofecoxib (Vioxx), do not |
| effects. NSAIDs can cause peptic ulcer and, less | | | | cause stomach upset, but whether they cause joint |
| common, kidney or liver failure. And there is even | | | | damage over the long run is not known. For that |
| evidence from both laboratory experiments with | | | | reason, acetaminophen (Tylenol) is the safest available |
| animals with experimental OA and clinical observation | | | | pain reliever for OA. Even Tylenol, however, can |
| of humans that some (but not all) NSAIDs may actually | | | | cause constipation, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, |
| accelerate joint destruction. | | | | vomiting, dependency, and fatigue. |
| These pain relievers interfere with the regeneration of | | | | So what can you do besides be very careful which |
| cartilage around arthritic joints: | | | | pain relievers you take? You probably know about |
| - Ibuprofen (Motrin) | | | | glucosamine and chondroitin, but relatively less |
| - Indomethacin (Indocin) | | | | mentioned are healing foods. Among the very best |
| - Naproxen (Naprosyn) | | | | healing food for people who have osteoarthritis, at |
| - Nimezulide | | | | least if you are not a vegetarian or vegan, are soup |
| These pain relievers have no effect on the | | | | stocks made from simmered meats. Simmering a |
| regeneration of cartilage around arthritic joints: | | | | whole chicken to make soup creates |
| - Aspirin | | | | glycosaminoglycans that provide chondroitin sulfate, the |
| - Piroxicam (Feldene) | | | | same chondroitin sulfate in supplements. You do not |
| - Tiaprofenic acid | | | | necessarily have to stew the "whole" bird, as long as |
| And these pain relievers actually enhace the | | | | you do not start with boneless meat. |
| regeneration of cartilage around arthritic joints: | | | | |