'Curious' About Relieving Knee Pain

Reporting Mallika Marshall, MD BOSTON (WBZ) ― One of the most common aches and pain we develop as we get older is in our knees. Sometimes that pain is so severe surgeons have to rebuild the knee joint. That has one of our viewers curious about one particular approach to repairing knee joints without surgery. Ellen in Tewksbury submitted a question through our Curiosity web site. "I'm curious how much scientific evidence supports the claim that glucosamine chondroitin repairs and rebuilds cartilage in knee joints?" Dr. Mallika Marshall answers Ellen's question: Glucosamine and chondroitin are two separate compounds which are normally found in cartilage and are often marketed together as a dietary supplement for the treatment of arthritis. To be honest, there isn't an overwhelming amount of data suggesting that... [read full story]