Pain Relief - Placebo Effect

Oh sugar .. or is that sugar pill.

Seems a sugar pill, aka placebo ,was just as effective at reducing pain from osteoarthritis as taking the popular supplement CHONDROITIN.
Chondroitin has been used for years to relieve the pain of arthritis, often paired with Glucosamine. Now, new research from Switzerland, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine says it doesn't work any better than a sugar pill. While the researchers say CHONDROITIN isn't harmful, it's not really useful either. But they do say, if you think it works, why not use it.

Interestingly, chondrotin and glucosamine have been used for years in animals. I didn't know the placebo effect was in play with our pets. Wonder what the veterinarians have to say about this.

Anyway .. if you'd like more info on the study check out: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=365&topcategory=Arthritis