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Glucosamine Joint Supplement

What is Glucosamine?
How can Glucosamine help me?
How safe is glucosamine?
What kind of glucosamine and chondroitin should I buy?

What is Glucosamine?

Glucosamine is an amino sugar that is found naturally in the body which distributes in cartilage and other connective tissue.

As we age, our body slows down in the production of glucosamine, which is part of our normal healthy cartilage. Our joints (especially weight bearing joints such as hips, knees, spine, and feet) may stiffen, and develop bone spurs, resulting in pain, deformed joints, and limited movement. Some of the common conditions include arthritis, osteoarthritis, and cervical/lumbar spondylosis.

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How can Glucosamine help me?

Glucosamine has shown to be effective in some patients for easing pain, increasing joint flexibility and promoting healthy joint function

How safe is glucosamine?

Most studies have proven glucosamine to be safe. Glucosamine has been studied clinically since early 80’s and people have been taking glucosamine supplements safely for over 20 years.

Some possible side effects from taking glucosamine include intestinal gas and soft stools.

There are some people who should exercise caution when taking glucosamine:

1) As glucosamine mostly is derived from shellfish, people who are allergic to shellfish should consult their doctor before considering taking it.

2) Diabetic patients should also consult their doctor, and be more careful about monitoring blood sugar levels if prescribed Glucosamine.

What kind of glucosamine and chondroitin should I buy?

There are many different forms, types and brands of glucosamine and chondroitin products available commercially. The quality of glucosamine and chondroitin varies widely.

Glucosamine is available commercially in three forms – glucosamine sulfate, glucosamine hydrochloride and N-acetyl-glucosamine. Most commonly used glucosamine supplements contain glucosamine sulfate.

It used to be a common recommendation by many doctors that taking glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate supplements was be good for joint problems. However recent studies have shown that such joint supplements have very limited results.

It is best to consult a doctor knowledgeable in such supplements to avoid wasting time, money and effort on unnecessary glucosamine and chondroitin for your medical condition.

If you are suffering from a joint and muscle problem, or if your condition has not improved despite other treatments, we are able to help

Simply call us at +65 6732 2397

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What To Expect When I Visit The Pain Relief Clinic

A typical visit will involve our doctor first understanding your medical history, concerns and previous experience with other pain treatments.

For patients who have consulted many people but have yet to receive a clear diagnosis, selecting an affordable imaging scan might be recommended to confirm the cause of your pain..

Some patients have already done scans with other doctors for their pain condition but are still not clearly told what they suffer from.

Dr Terence Tan is happy to offer you a second opinion and recommend how best to manage your condition.

We also see patients who already have a confirmed diagnosis from specialist pain doctors, but are "stuck” because treatment options offered are not practical or acceptable.

We can help by discussing options that you might have potentially never been told of.

A common experience is when a patient has already consulted a specialist doctor for pain management and is told to consider orthopaedic surgery which they find too aggressive.

Or they may have seen doctors for their pain and were prescribed painkillers with potential side effects which made them feel uncomfortable.

Many of our patients have also first tried complementary treatments or acupuncture with traditional Chinese pain doctors.

They look for a second opinion after finding any relief experienced from other treatments to be temporary or requiring repetitive treatments, which add up to time and cost.

Especially in such situations, we emphasize using non-invasive medical technology you likely have not been told about .

This can make a big difference to your results.

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Find out how your pain can be more effectively treated.

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THE PAIN RELIEF CLINIC

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

The Pain Relief Clinic started providing non-invasive medical therapy in 2007. Our brand of cost-effective pain treatments combines traditional techniques with new medical technology to achieve fast and long lasting results. We have since grown into an international medical group of doctors and physiotherapists with clinics in Singapore, Surabaya and Jakarta.

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