How do hyaluronic acid injections help treat arthritis?

Hyaluronic acid provides nourishment to the cartilage and helps remove waste products. It also provides lubrication for the shear stresses (side-to-side forces) on the joint, acts as a shock absorber, and lubricates and potentially shields the pain receptors that line the joint.

Hyaluronic acid levels are decreased in an arthritic joint, and injecting it into a joint increases the levels of hyaluronic acid within the joint, and may even stimulate cartilage growth.

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