https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3761669/posts
The paper that references speaks to a study that had a reduction of pain and movement for severe osteo arthritis patients:
In the severe OA group, average pain reduction was 47.9% at 4 weeks and 64.5% at 8 weeks. In the first 4 weeks, 40% of subjects with severe OA reduced or eliminated their analgesic (ibuprofen) use. By week 8, 75% had quit using their NSAID medication (ibuprofen). Joint rigidity disappeared in one-half of the severe OA patients in the first 4 weeks. In the remaining one-half, joint rigidity decreased significantly, an average rigidity reduction of 50%. Mobility and flexibility were significantly improved in 50% of severe OA subjects at 4 weeks and in 62.5% at 8 weeks.
The amount being given was 12 mg/day for the severe group. 20 mg/day is the Upper Tolerable Limit.
The form used was calcium fructoborate, but a common tri-boron capsule should be absorbable in a similar way.
Each pill of the following has 5.5 mg of calcium fructoborate:
Please see post #14.
I should say, each of those pills has 5.5 mg of boron in the calcium fructoborate form.
Calcium fructoborate has only a tiny amount of the molecule as actual boron.
“Please consider taking boron until then”
Costco has a version with Boron 5mg, 110 pills for $24. In store or on-line with free shipping (at least that is what I’m seeing for So Cal.) They use Boron glycinate, no idea if that makes a difference pro or con. I went ahead and bought some today, will give two pills a day a shot for 7 weeks and see where my achy shoulder is at after that.