| Golf... a contact sport? There may be no bone | | | | activity, weight loss to reduce stress on the |
| crushing tackles or sprints toward home, but golf - | | | | already-damaged hip joints and physical therapy. Tens |
| like any sport - comes with unique physical demands | | | | of millions of osteoarthritis sufferers also turn to |
| and risks. As more and more people discover the | | | | what is the most common treatment for pain, |
| joys of golfing, they are also coming face to face | | | | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. |
| with the reality of any active lifestyle - a reality that | | | | NSAIDs, especially prescription-strength NSAIDs, |
| includes injury. | | | | come with a range of dangers side effects and |
| Playing through eighteen holes of golf requires great | | | | dangers, ranging from headaches to an increased risk |
| stamina. Walking, standing, swinging and bending... | | | | of heart attack and stroke. Making the matter |
| retrieving balls... all of this movement puts added | | | | worse, NSAIDs only mask the problem temporarily - |
| stress on the joints, particularly the joints of the | | | | reducing inflammation in the affected joints for a few |
| elbows, shoulders, knees and hips. Repeated use of | | | | hours. When the medications wear off, more |
| these joints wears away the cartilage cushion in the | | | | medication is needed. Thus, the osteoarthritis |
| joints - the cushion that keeps bones from rubbing | | | | sufferer is caught in a nasty cycle of pain and minor |
| against each other. This wearing away of cartilage, | | | | relief. |
| known as osteoarthritis, is especially common in the | | | | There is another option for golfers suffering from |
| weight bearing joints of the hip. | | | | osteoarthritis pain - an option that offers temporary |
| Osteoarthritis is a form of arthritis that is non-genetic | | | | and long-term relief. |
| and very common among athletes. There is no cure | | | | Research shows that that regular supplementation |
| for osteoarthritis, but there are treatments that can | | | | with high quality glucosamine and chondroitin - the |
| help alleviate the pain. These treatments range from | | | | building blocks of cartilage - is effective for reducing |
| rest and relaxation to surgical hip replacement. | | | | pain in arthritic joints and assists in rebuilding cartilage |
| Thankfully, most cases never get to that most | | | | in damaged joints. It is important, however, to |
| extreme stage, but the pain can be debilitating. | | | | choose a supplement with a proven track record - a |
| The most commonly prescribed treatments for | | | | product that delivers on its promises. |
| osteoarthritis pain in golfers include a reduction in | | | | |