“Pharmacological studies using fexofenadine further supported the genetic findings. Fexofenadine treatment reduced cartilage degradation as well as both inflammation and age-related deterioration”
Fexofenadine = Allegra, allergy antihistamine.
In my youth I was very active with organized Baseball and later softball. That along with tossing around a football I must have rotated my right Glenohumeral joint (ball and docket) half a million times. Plus the day to day wear and tear. When I hit 60 I couldn’t raise my arm above my shoulder without shooting pain. This was going on for a year. The typical OTC Chondroitin Glucosamine supplements
did little to help.
About five years ago I was reading about UC-II which is a chicken cartilage derived supplement. In combination with Hyaluronic acid and Boron a pill was marketed. Sams Club and Costco have their version and they call it Triple action Joint health. About $25 for 110 pills for the Costco version and Sams comes in a 125 count bottle.
When I first started taking it I did two pills a day (1 is the recommendation) for 60 days then backed off to one. By month four / five I was pain free and have maintained that for five years. I have since added to the daily intake a turmeric and egg shell membrane supplement. I also have an arthritic lower spine which my regiment has helped but not to the degree of my shoulder. I lived with a heating pad in bed and my desk chair for many months. I haven’t had to turned them on this entire year since I added the turmeric and Egg shell membrane.
“Ball and socket”