NOW Foods Supplements, Hyaluronic Acid 50 mg with MSM, Joint Support*, 120 Veg Capsules

I bought this for my husband. He was on an antibiotic and suffered a serious side effect. Cipro and other antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone category carry a "Black Box" warning about the damage they can cause to tendons and other connective tissues. My husband suffered bi-lateral Achilles tendon damage and damage to the articular cartilage in his ankles, along with tendon pain in his wrists. He was not able to walk for four and a half months. Numerous doctor visits to many specialists have not helped.My field is nutrition, so as soon as he developed pain in his Achilles tendons, I began doing intensive reading on "fluroquinoline induced injury." I started him on a rigorous supplement program to try to rebuild healthy tendon cells and cartilage. This product was one of things I included in his supplement routine to support connective tissue repair.We do believe this product has helped. Over the past year, from time to time I will stop including this in with his supplements without telling him ("blind experiment") and after a week or two, he always tells me his pain has increased again. I add this product back into his supplements (without his knowledge) and in a few days, he tells me he feels better.From the extensive research I have done, I've learned that fluoroquinoline induced injury actually damages the rNA in the tendons, so it is no longer able to replicate healthy tenocytes (tendon cells). Because of that, we have no idea if this problem will ever be truly resolved. But, meantime, this product does seem to help reduce his pain level that comes from the damaged connective tissues.Please understand that we are using this along with an entire arsenal of other nutritional products. Any time I try eliminating any of them, his pain increases again. So, I can't say this product alone would have helped him - but, I can say we do believe it has made a difference when we use it in conjunction with other products that support connective tissue repair. And the reason I feel comfortable with that conclusion is because of what I stated above - that if I secretly stop giving this to him, his pain increases, and when I secretly add it back in, his pain level decreases.

My husband started using this several months ago and after a month convinced me to give it a try........we both have felt a difference in our joints & my arthritis seems to have settled down. Recommended it to our daughters & a few others with back problems and they also said they feel a difference. I've ordered this several times now for myself & to give to others to try. I take the recommended dosage <daily> on the bottle, but hubby only takes half. If you have joint problems and/or arthritis I would suggest you try this. It will take 2-3 weeks before you noticed a difference so don't give up after a few days of taking it! I have 2 hip replacements & a little carpal tunnel syndrome.....this stuff works! I also hear it helps with wrinkles! ;) Better than Glucosamine IMO!!

My knee joints are a little over 55 years old. For fitness (or recreation?) I run about 4 miles 4 times per week. Plus one evening of beach volleyball, one evening of indoor volleyball and two afternoons of Ultimate Disc every week. I had periodic knee joint aches that started about 7 years ago. Six years ago I had both knee joints checked out by a sports doctor and I agreed to Hyaluronic (Synvisc) injections directly into the knee joint area. These were costly, but mostly covered by health insurance. The injections worked great for me. However, after 4-5 years the knee aches slowly returned. I was faced with either eliminating some of my recreational activities or spending big bucks for another round of injections (since reasonable health insurance coverage/costs deteriorated quicker than my joints). I researched the benefits and options of less costly alternatives and came across Hyaluronic Acid supplements. I was highly skeptical, but decided to give it a try. I'm a once-a-day supplement-taker (evening after dinner), so I decided to cut the daily dosage in half. Before I emptied my first container of these little gems, my knee aches were already gone. I'm thinking ok, placebo effect right? Well its now been over 90 days, and still no sign of any knee joint aches. I'm also eating a banana almost every day since I learned they too are high in natural Hyaluronic acid. Plus I'm also making sure I get plenty of vitamin C to break the acid down into the components your body can use for joint lubrication/moisture retention. For complete and honest disclosure, I have two other friends (volleyball players), taking the exact same supplement and they are not seeing the same benefits as me.

I used this product for joint issues. I got some relief but all that I needed. But I am sure it will work for people with less severe problems.

This HA and MSM from NOW Foods has eliminated most of my knee pain. I feel confident it would relieve all of it if I would remember to take it each and every day, but for now I am missing it one or two days per week as an average. Additionally, elbow, shoulder and hand joint pain has been nearly eliminated, making my work days and evenings much more enjoyable. I have gone through 120 capsules and just received my next supply. The price is surprisingly low when compared to other brands and taking into account the milligram quantity of HA in EACH capsule.There is no way I can stop using this now that I am feeling years younger in the joints. FYI I am 60 years of age and don't have arthritis, but I work daily with my hands on major appliances while most often being on my knees.

From my experience Hyaluronic acid is one of the most important ingredients to lubricate joints

Hubby and o both take this. Great product we highly recommend