Pine Bark Extract could help Knee Arthritis

There is a study in which it may prove that Pine Bark Extract ( Pycnogenol) could help with Knee Arthritis. Knee Arthritis is very painful and many people as they get older start to have pain in their knees. FOr most the pain starts around 40 years old and just gets worse. As someone who has just turned 42 and knows first hand that the old cliche saying the knees are the first to go and is something I can attest to, then this is a very interesting study.

The study suggests that people with mild knee arthritis could benefit from the pine bark extract because of its inflammation fighting properties. The pine tree bark extract is made from the French maritime pine tree, but other types of pine trees may also prove to be useful. in fact I’m thinking of going out back to grab some pine bark off one of the trees and boiling them into a soup. Not sure if it could help or not, but my knees sure are hurting  today. I’m not sure if I have knee arthritis or this is just a case of me getting older, but hurting knees are no fun and I find it harder and harder to bend down or play with the kids. Perhaps pine bark extract is exactly what I need to help my knees feel a little better.

The study had sufferers of knee arthritis take the extract for three months. Another group was given a placebo. The results at the end of 90 days showed those taking the extract said they were suffering less pain that the group who took a placebo only. Even two weeks after stopping consumption of the extract, the group who had been taking pine bark extract said their pain had lessened.

The pine tree extract is to be marketed under the name Pycnogenol.

The study was conducted by Dr. Peter Rohdewald, of the University of Munster in Germany.
"Our study doesn’t show evidence for this, but I do speculate that Pycnogenol has a more lasting effect on the joints, further to mere pain management as with NSAIDs," said Rohdewald.

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