i can answer some of this. glucosamine has been known to help people (animals too) who have osteoarthritis it can sometimes help with pain and improve flexibility. it is more effective when combined with chondroitin. there are a lot of brands of joint supplement out there. generally avoid hard tablets and try to get gel caps. my spouse who has arthritis has had some help from the drink called joint juice - it seems to reduce some of the pain and inflammation and you can buy it at pharmacies. turmeric drunk as a tea or taken in capsules (you can make your own) or cooked into food helps inflammation naturally. sometimes spicy food can help too. gentle exercise like swimming and stretching can also help to some extent. certain forms of yoga tai chi and other low impact exercise might help. others might have information about your other questions but this is what i had for you so far.
does glucosamine help hip osteoarthritis? . i have hip osteoarthritis. i want to wait to have hip surgery but i would like to use natural alternative ways of eliminating hip pain with exercise foods but not drugs. does glucosamine help with this pain of the hip osteoarthritis? please give natural ways to help hip pain and also exercises and foods to help. what is the best to buy? and what amount of it to use? has anyone used stem cell injections which are non surgical? how does that work and does it even work? who do you go to to get that?