Arthritis Pain Relief With Ester C Usage

Vitamin Ester C

Physicians working with arthritis sufferers develop treatment regimes to alleviate the arthritis pain in the individual. It is difficult to set up controlled trials when developing treatment protocols for suffering patients to assess the effectiveness of various treatments, as a result, most available information is anecdotal and subjective. Numerous case histories exist detailing the effects of Ester C ascorbate; the following represents a small sample exerted from one doctor's files.

Dr. Edwin Goertz, a Canadian-trained physician with a distinguished medical career in Canada and the United States in Emergency Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine and private practice, has used Ester C with 300 arthritic patients. Dr. Goertz reports(90): "....at least 50 per cent have consistently reported beneficial results in their symptoms using Ester C either as a primary treatment or as adjunctive therapy.  A case histories is provided as an example:

Female age 61. Diagnosis, osteoarthritis of many years effecting major joints and back. Patient had very limited success with various arthritis medications and treatment. She was placed on Ester C ascorbate t.i.d. (3 times per day) along with calcium salicylate 800 mg t.i.d. She was virtually free of arthritis pain for one and a half months until she incurred back strain. For a brief time she ran out of Ester C ascorbate and substituted Vitamin C with immediate exacerbation of arthritis pain. Patient insisted on remaining on Ester C during the past year and has experienced no side effects.

Summary Ester C Benefit

• Creation of collagen

• Immune resistance to infection

  • Vitamin C Ester is a powerful antioxidant, fighting molecules which trigger rheumatoid inflammation.
  • Vitamin C serves a role as a co-factor in collagen synthesis, the main protein in joint tissue and bone.
  • Vitamin C plays a role in fighting infection and may work to control inflammation which is linked to infection. Some believe low level infections can trigger flares of rheumatoid arthritis.

• Stimulating lymphocyte production that modulate the levels of circulating antibodies

• Dampening allergic responses, which are often a critical component of arthritis

Ester C and Arthritis: Conclusion

Moderation in vitamin C intake is advised for maintaining healthy bones and joints. Excessive vitamin C intake can be problematic. Eating fruits and vegetables to get daily recommended doses of vitamin C naturally is encouraged.Ester C benefits are best experienced in moderation of intake doses.

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