According to an article on the Medical News Today website it has been found that a substance naturally occuring in pine bark, Pycnogenol, reduced pain by as much as 43% in a trial involving 35 volunteers suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee. It also reduced stiffness by 35%.
That sounds pretty impressive to me, and as a fan of the use of naturally occurring substances to control and relieve pain I look forward to furthur developments. Especially if it is applied to back pain as osteoarthritis of the spine is a major cause of back problems.
You do have to wonder how these things are found. I mean did someone just decide to have a chew on a tree because they were in pain?
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