Complementary medicines for osteoarthritis

Bannuru, 2019Gabay, 2011Kloppenburg, 2019Kroon, 2014Sakellariou, 2017

There is a lack of evidence to support the use of fish oil, krill oil, glucosamine and chondroitin, and turmeric for pain relief and improving function in osteoarthritis.

A single trial suggests chondroitin sulfate may be of benefit in hand osteoarthritis for pain relief and improving functionGabay, 2011.

Although the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin has been suggested to have a disease-modifying effect in knee osteoarthritis, there is inadequate evidence to support its use for this purpose.