Going to be 50 but I feel like 30 and look it as well. Even though I work out daily...eat right..my doctor tells me I have to stop running because I have arthritis in my knees. Shots in the knees to help the pain! My question is ..is there something else, besides vitamins, that is safe for a woman to take to help with joint discomfort? An help...suggestions...would be greatly appreciated.
You can try IAGH. I know this is a very "steroidology" like answer but right now I think it's the best thing to regenerate cartilage. You can check out the site iagh.com.
Prolotherapists do it too as 3J mentions. Depends on where you at but prolotherapy would be the thing to start with. Lot of them using PRP, stem cells in addition to dextrose (irritant that stimulates scar tissue formation to stabilize the joint).
Hydraulonic acid or viscosupplementation would be available at your orthopedic.
Watch out for cortisone, it can actually cause bone and cartilage softening accelerating arthritis. Why it's still so commonly used is a quandry.
I don't know much about women's healthy but there may be some supplements--like thyroid, estrogen or otherwise that may help with maintaining bone and cartilage density.
Some orthopedists also do PRP (platelet rich plasma shots). The prolo stuff is not covered by insurance (usually) and the orthopedist stuff is (obviously, usually).
NSAID's also decrease circulation to bone and probably cartilage too, so while it may offset pain it's not like a great thing to take if you want to heal.
That's all I have for now. Hope that helps some.
