Reviews about Structum.To drink or not to drink?

Currently, in the pharmacy network, other drugs like capsules for internal use are widely represented in the pharmacy network: chondroitin-Acos, Chondrolon, Mucosate, Teraflex, Chondroxide, Chondrotec, Chondrolar and others.They all contain chondroitin sulfate, which is an important component of the cartilaginous tissue of the joints and bones that maintain the integrity of the cartilage.

Contents:

• Composition and pharmacological properties of the preparation Structum
• What is the main active ingredient of Structum-chondroitin sulfate?
• Biological role of chondroitin sulfate
• Is there an alternative to Structum and other drugs based on chondroitin sulfate?

Composition and pharmacological properties of the preparation Structum

Medical preparation Stuctum is a gelatin capsule containing the main active ingredient chondroitin sulfate and such auxiliary substances as talc, titanium dioxide( E 131) and indigotine( E 132).

Structum inhibits the activity of enzymes that affect the cartilaginous tissue, reduces the loss of calcium, helps restore bone tissue.The use of the drug leads to an improvement in the mobility of the joints and a reduction in pain due to an increase in the intra-articular( synovial) fluid.Receiving Structum prevents the formation of thrombi in the subchondral and synovial channels and affects the metabolic processes in the cartilage.The drug has a prolonged effect, so its effect on the body remains for a long time after the end of the course of treatment.

Structum has contraindications such as thrombophlebitis, hypersensitivity, pregnancy and lactation.

What is the main active ingredient of Structum - chondroitin sulfate?

Chondroitin sulfate is an analogue of human cartilaginous tissue, and is derived from bone tissue and cartilage of domestic animals, as well as from cartilage tissue and bones of fish.Cartilage tissue for chondroitin is released when cutting sturgeon.The most valuable material for the main substance of Structum are rays, sharks and katrans.Isolated from their cartilaginous and osteochondral tissue, chondroitin has a higher biological activity than from bones and cartilage of animals.

Biological role of chondroitin sulfate

Chondroitin sulfate strengthens connective tissue structures of cartilage, tendons, skin and ligaments.It retains water in cartilage in the form of water cavities, which create shock absorption and absorb impacts, thereby increasing the strength of connective tissue.

Chondroitin sulfate enters the human body in a non-medicamentous way, with the use of tendons, cartilage and animal skin.The best option is the presence in the diet of fish.The restriction in the reception of these products, and sometimes the complete exclusion of fish and meat, does not have a negative effect on the musculoskeletal system of a healthy person.But with metabolic disorders, an age-related decrease in activity and functional loads, chondroitin should enter the body with food, and if necessary, in the form of a drug.

Is there an alternative to Stuctum and other drugs based on chondroitin sulfate?

It's unfortunate, but feedback about Structum rarely has a positive note."With the same success you can eat a chill", - we read at one velo forum.However, no one offers alternatives to the drug and its analogues( steroids do not count).Yes, and diet with a daily intake of holland instead of a therapeutic drug is very difficult to imagine.

The fact is that chondroprotectors are, most likely, building materials, which may not be fully absorbed by the body.Therefore, the effect is not fast, as it would be desirable.In addition, one should take into account the individuality of the organism, the degree of the disease, age changes, the state of the immune system.

It is possible that a long course of reception of Structum( several years in a row, intermittently) will increase your chances of improving the joints.Yes, if we add to this the therapeutic physical culture, physiotherapy.In addition, it is necessary to ensure that blood circulation in the sore spot is normal( for better assimilation of nutrients).All this in a complex can provide you with a certain result.

However, preparations of a group of chondroprotectors are not expensive, so we need to find the best solution for ourselves.In any case, review the load on the body, observe a healthy lifestyle and carefully, gradually study your body, using only those drugs that are really needed.

The fact that degenerative diseases of the spine and joints, arthrosis, osteochondrosis, osteoarthritis, other diseases of the musculoskeletal system - diseases that formed in the body for a long time, and to get a healing effect, will require a long period of treatment.A episodic application, whether it is Structum or another drug, the desired effect will not.