Nutritional Approach to Osteoarthritis

Course overview

This course will provide the clinician the ability to identify the physiology of OA and which nutritional strategies may help to avoid or reverse it. This nutritional course will discuss: What is Osteoarthritis and how does it damage the joint. The characteristics of Osteoarthritis of the hip, knee and spine. The role of Glucosamine, Hyaluronic Acid, MSM, and Chondroitin Sulfate in treating OA Essential Fatty Acids: The Omega 6: Omega 3 ratio and how to control joint inflammation using these. Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome and increased incidence of OA Using dietary strategies to control OA If you treat patients with OA this course will improve your patient outcomes using a nutritional approach!