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Osteoarthritis pain: what the evidence supports
4 graded interventions for osteoarthritis pain, ranked by strength of evidence.
- Overall grade
- Grade B
- Last revised
- 4
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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2 at grade B · 2 at grade C — 4 graded rows
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Curcumin (Turmeric)Evidence grade B
NSAID-comparable in trials
Moderatemixed
- SAM-eEvidence grade B
NSAID-comparable
Moderatemixed
- GlucosamineEvidence grade C
Split trials
Smallmixed
- MSMEvidence grade C
Modest
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Glucosamine (grade C); MSM (grade C).
- Studies disagree: Curcumin (Turmeric) (mixed agreement); SAM-e (mixed agreement).
The evidence in words
The evidence map
This is the ranked evidence for osteoarthritis pain: every compound in the knowledge base with a graded effect, best-supported first. Grades reflect replication and effect size, not popularity or marketing.
Best-supported
Curcumin (Turmeric) (grade B) — NSAID-comparable in trials · SAM-e (grade B) — NSAID-comparable
Weaker or unproven
Glucosamine (grade C) — Split trials · MSM (grade C) — Modest
Goes with
- Curcumin (Turmeric)Grade BEvidence grade B
- SAM-eGrade BEvidence grade B
- GlucosamineGrade CEvidence grade C
- MSMGrade CEvidence grade C
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Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.