Peer Reviewed
Complementary medicine update

Update on complementary and alternative medicines for arthritis

Jane Zochling
Abstract
What evidence is available to support the most popular complementary and alternative medicines marketed for patients with arthritis?
Key Points

    Arthritis will affect most of us at some point in our lives, with up to 80% of people over the age of 70 years experiencing its effects. It is, therefore, appealing to hear of various nutritional or ‘natural’ therapies that may improve its symptoms or prevent its development, and such claims are often seen as headlines in the general media. Unfortunately, strong scientific evidence for most of these claims is lacking. This review looks at the current evidence available for the more popular of the complementary and alternative medicines marketed for the treatment of patients with arthritis.

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