Easing joint pain - The science behind supplements
Age is a wonderful thing. It brings knowledge and wisdom, respect from those younger than you but also an aching body and soreness all over. I never thought much about easing joint pain until I started to suffer from it.
It’s hard to know which way to turn when your body starts breaking down. At the age of thirty, I suffered a knee injury which still plays up some 8 years later.
Add to that the general aches and pains of everyday life and there’s a daily reminder that I’m not a teenager any more.
I was recently approached by a company asking if I wanted to blog about liquid supplements. I’ve never tried them. I’ve never really thought of trying them. But I am intrigued.
Unusually, I wasn’t offered a sample to try, so instead I thought I’d take a look at the science behind it and offer some thoughts from there.
I started by looking at joint pain. After all, the thing I seem to suffer from the most is knee pain.
The first thing I found was an article about collagen.
“One of the reasons joint pain is more common in older people is that collagen begins to break down over the age of 30.”
It then goes on to cite five different studies which back up their claims that collagen supplements are good for painful joints.
Another article on the site explains the importance on peptan for joints.
Once again it leads back to collagen, but it makes for an interesting read and is again backed up with details of the studies it’s using for its claims.
Citing a 24-week study of active athletes, it was concluded that collagen was not only effective on joint pain but could reduce the potential for overall joint deterioration in the long term too.
It’s also very quick to point out that although supplementation can help to reduce joint pain, the most effective treatments for joint pain are physical therapy and weight loss.
The fact that this is so openly acknowledged makes me feel better about the company as I don’t feel that they are overly selling their goods at any cost. After all, I visited their website in this instance for information and advice, and I feel that is exactly what I’m getting.
The upshot of all of this is that having now done some research, I have a better idea of how to ease joint pain. The supplements sound like a good addition to aiding that, but I can also do things myself to help my joints.
Having said that, there’s certainly nothing that tells me I shouldn’t try the supplements too.
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Twitter: fiction_fan
on June 17, 2016 at 4:08 pm
That’s a pretty interesting post. Luckily, I don’t suffer from this kind of thing… yet
Twitter: dearbearandbean
on June 17, 2016 at 10:07 pm
I have problems with my knee joint and they have never been able to resolve it. This was really interesting to read and I could relate to a lot of it.
Twitter: Olojay
on June 17, 2016 at 11:14 pm
Wow this sounds interesting. The supplements sound effective.
Twitter: ladynicci
on June 18, 2016 at 9:23 pm
I’ve had back and joint problems all my adult life – feeling old before my time! I have tried some supplements to see if they would make a difference and I think they have.
Twitter: muminanutshell
on June 18, 2016 at 9:42 pm
That’s interesting about the collagen breaking down past 30, I wonder if that’s why I suffered so badly with spd in my last pregnancy?
Hmmm I’ve heard about the collagen depressingly but had only ever thought of it from a vanity point of view. Thankfully I don’t suffer with joint pain regular trips to the chiropractor sorts any issues I have.
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on June 20, 2016 at 5:20 pm
Collagen is important to have as it acts as a cushion between the bones and since we start losing it as early as 30 suppliments sound like a good move forward to aid with joint pain.
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