Reduced knee osteoarthritis if consistently supplement with vitamin D for 2 years

Maintaining sufficient serum vitamin d levels over two years is associated with improved knee structural and symptomatic outcomes in people with knee osteoarthritis: a post hoc analysis of the video trial

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, April 2017 Vol 25, Sup 1, Pages S180–S181, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.312

S. Zheng, X. Jin, F. Cicuttini, X. Wang, Z. Zhu, A. Wluka, W. Han, T. Winzenberg, B. Antony, L. Blizzard, G. Jones, C. Ding

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Note by founder of Vitamin D Life* I have consistently keep my Vitamin D levels high (> 90 ng), for 5+ years - that was not enough!* Eliminated my diagnosed knee osteoarthitis in 1/2 year by topical Magnesium in DMSO to my knees every few days, and also supplement with Boron* Update Oct 2018 (3 years later) occasional twinge of pain several times a year- which goes away the same day with topical Mg in DMSO* Currently taking Mg and Boron daily - added to my granola* I needed more than Vitamin D to treat my knee osteoarthritis* Less Knee Osteoarthritis if take more Vitamin D – 8 MRI confirmations – Nov 2018* Overview Osteoarthritis and Vitamin D* Knee osteoarthritis strongly associated with low Boron – 2015* Knee Osteoarthritis (Radiographic ) 3X less if have lots of Magnesium – May 2015* Search Vitamin D Life for "Knee Osteoarthritis" 148 items as of April 2017* Knee osteoarthritis helped by vitamin D2 (40,000 IU weekly raised 57 % above 30 ng) June 2017* Knee osteoarthritis treated with vitamin D, weekly 50,000 IU – May 2015