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Boomer-61 · 07-23-2008, 19:26

I was a bit dubious myself until one of my patients, an orthopedic surgeon, relayed the following. He is a former college and NFL football player with bad knees. He developed a loose body and had his knee scoped, took pictures etc. He then started on Cosamin DS. Nine months later he developed another loose body and had another scope. They snatched out the loose body and noted some changes in the articular cartilage, for the better.
In the fall of 2006 at the annual PAOS (Physician Assistants in Orthopedic Surgery) conference I sat through a session about glucosamine/chondroitin sulfate. They presented study after study and the bottom line at that time was that it does support articular cartilage, it does not regenerate articular cartilage. The interesting fact I gleaned was that they tested several different brands and found them to contain from 0% to 100% of the claimed ingredients. The more expensive brands generally contained a higher percentage of the ingredients. Cosimin DS came out on top. They are the only company that pharmceutically prepares their product and they have the data to back it up. The recommended dose is 1500mg a day in a single or divided doses for all other brands. Yet the Cosamin DS recommends a loading phase of three capsules a day, then taper to a maintainence dose of one to two per day.
I have no stock in the company. If you're going to use a glu/chon product, pay a bit more and get the best. There is no reported down side to this product.

07-23-2008, 19:26	#35
Boomer-61 Auxiliary Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 97	Cosamin DS I was a bit dubious myself until one of my patients, an orthopedic surgeon, relayed the following. He is a former college and NFL football player with bad knees. He developed a loose body and had his knee scoped, took pictures etc. He then started on Cosamin DS. Nine months later he developed another loose body and had another scope. They snatched out the loose body and noted some changes in the articular cartilage, for the better. In the fall of 2006 at the annual PAOS (Physician Assistants in Orthopedic Surgery) conference I sat through a session about glucosamine/chondroitin sulfate. They presented study after study and the bottom line at that time was that it does support articular cartilage, it does not regenerate articular cartilage. The interesting fact I gleaned was that they tested several different brands and found them to contain from 0% to 100% of the claimed ingredients. The more expensive brands generally contained a higher percentage of the ingredients. Cosimin DS came out on top. They are the only company that pharmceutically prepares their product and they have the data to back it up. The recommended dose is 1500mg a day in a single or divided doses for all other brands. Yet the Cosamin DS recommends a loading phase of three capsules a day, then taper to a maintainence dose of one to two per day. I have no stock in the company. If you're going to use a glu/chon product, pay a bit more and get the best. There is no reported down side to this product.
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