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Chicken Capsules Good For Aching Joints

Chicken collagen can provide relief from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms. A randomised, controlled trial, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy, has found that Chicken type II collagen (CCII), a protein extracted from the cartilage of chicken breast, is a safe and effective treatment for RA…

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To Ease Aching Back, Exercise More, Not Less

People with lower back pain are better off exercising more, not less. A University of Alberta study of 240 men and women with chronic lower-back pain showed that those who exercised four days a week had a better quality of life, 28 per cent less pain and 36 per cent less disability, while those who hit the gym only two or three days a week did not show the same level of change.

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Oh, My Aching Back: Give Me A Shot Of Ozone

A minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment–that safely and effectively uses oxygen/ozone to relieve the pain of herniated disks–will become standard in the United States in the next few years, predict researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 34th Annual Scientific Meeting. In a related study, the interventional radiologists examined just how ozone relieves the pain associated with herniated disks.

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Aching Back? Cholesterol Medication Might Help

A new study finds that using statins may be useful in treatment for degenerative disc. Back pain, a hallmark of degenerative disc disease, sends millions of people to their doctor. In fact, more than 80 percent of patients who undergo spine surgery do so because of disc degeneration. And part of the answer may be as close as a patient’s medicine cabinet.

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