Yes, for most people. 93% of 112 people who reported on Omega-3 for pain & inflammation say it improved. 6% noticed no change and 1% say it got worse. That is above the typical result for pain & inflammation (89% across 18 options).
Ranked #1 of 18 for pain & inflammation.
“I started high EPA fish oil daily, definitely think it made some kind of difference.”
“I take a therapeutic dose everyday to help with chronic pain from bulging discs. The difference is stark when i skip a day.”
“I also noticed a great improvement in skin quality after swapping out many of protein sources with sardines. Less inflammation and my lipid markers are better!”
“I’ve tried physical therapy, swimming, exercises, omega-3, turmeric, and other anti-inflammatory stuff—nothing seems to help.”
Conclusion: All studies had a high risk of bias and the evidence was very low. The main conclusion is that anti-inflammatory diets resulted in significantly lower pain than ordinary diets (-9.22 mm; 95% CI -14.15 to -4.29; p = 0.0002; 7 RCTs, 326 participants).
Conclusion: The efficacy assessment, associated to the level of quality of each trial, presented an evident clinical analgesic efficacy for omega-3-enriched diets, omega-3 supplements and cannabidiol (to a lesser degree). Our analyses showed a weak efficacy of collagen and a very marked non-effect of chondroitin-glucosamine nutraceuticals, which leads us to recommend that the latter products should no longer be recommended for pain management in canine and feline osteoarthritis.
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