Glucosamine is an amino - monosaccharide that naturally occurs in all tissues, particularly in
articular cartilage of joints and from the biosynthesis of glucose.
Prolotherapy involves injections of proliferant solutions directly into areas where tendons and ligaments attach to bone, and in places where cartilage is worn or damaged for the purpose of repairing and strengthening tendons, ligaments and
cartilage of the joint space.
Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, is a condition caused by wear and tear on
the cartilage of your joints.
Boron reduces the loss of vital calcium from bones, while helping to integrate it into
the cartilage of joints — thereby preventing joint deterioration and easing the pain and inflammation of arthritis.
Adequan is an injectable product that can be used to prevent
the cartilage of the joint from further wearing away.
The Kuvasz's major health concerns are hip dysplasia and osteochondritis dissecans (degeneration of bone underlying
the cartilage of joint areas, most often seen in young dogs of giant breeds).
This investigation concluded that the primary lesion occurring in osteochondrosis of dogs from the large and giant breeds is an acquired pattern of osteopenic and biomechanically weak subchondral spongiosa that can not provide adequate bony support for the articular
cartilage of joints.