I've been reading articles and there seems to be some evidence for Glucosamine's effectiveness and some against it.
I'm mostly having some knee and ankle soreness.
What's your expeirence and which product is best? Pills or liquids?
I'm mostly having some knee and ankle soreness.
What's your expeirence and which product is best? Pills or liquids?
I did the tablets fo a few years and still had trouble with my knees/joints. I switched to Fluid Joint about 2 years ago and have had better results with that. It is different than glucosamine but I'm not sure how.
I used to hawk this stuff when I worked at a call center. Apparently it has mixed results though - some people claim it's a godsend, others are unimpressed. I think it probably helps a little bit, but like JU mentioned, there are other products that will probably get you better results that just glucosamine. I think FluidJoint is used by at least a few other people here.
I'm a FluidJoint user too. I also did the glucosamine/chondrotin routine for a few years and had good results. The FluidJoint has been a few degrees better. Either/or is a good move in my book. If you've got suseptibility to some achy joint, I'd recommend trying some supplements, there's lots o good stuff out there. Just remember products like glucosamine take a couple months for your body to get in groove of it's benefit and takes a commitment to taking it consistently and giving it an honest shake.
I have been using it for a long time also. The research is pretty solid, most of the sports medicine guys support its use. I think it is more the quality of the supplement you are taking that makes the difference.
I have used it for a couple years. It may be entirely a placebo effect, but it seems to work for me.
My n=1 is that it helps. It's not going to keep you from injuring yourself from crazy overuse or too much speedwork, but it definitely helps with general knee/joint support.
As far as I know, I don't have any joint issues right now. Last year when I saw a sports doctor for my broken toe, I asked about the supplements. He told me that no studies have been done on healthy people taking it as a preventative measure, thus I do not take it.
As far as I know, I don't have any joint issues right now. Last year when I saw a sports doctor for my broken toe, I asked about the supplements. He told me that no studies have been done on healthy people taking it as a preventative measure, thus I do not take it.
It's the sort of thing though that needs to be taken for several weeks to be effective; therefore there's no point in taking it except as a preventative/supplemental sort of thing. You can't take it post-injury and expect it to help a great deal except for future stress.