With ageing, there are many problems in the body. This list includes things like diabetes, fatigue, weakness. Apart from all this, knee pain is also a problem that increases with age. In fact, due to the wrong way of sitting, arthritis, bursitis, obesity, fractures, etc., the problem of knee pain is being seen even in younger people. In today's time, knee pain has started to happen to everyone and people try different measures to get rid of it. However, there has been a study among all of these, according to which the extract of the leaves of a tree can provide a lot of relief in knee pain. Yes, this recent research was done by Swiss scientists.
It is being said that the research found that the extract of the leaves of olive or olive trees can act as a pain killer. Yes, under the information received, the thin and straight leaves of the olive tree contain quite good compounds, which are called polyphenols. They have an anti-inflammatory effect and help reduce inflammation in patients with chronic joint pain. Not only this, the study shows that olive oil also provides protection to the heart by reducing the deposition of fat inside the coronary arteries.
Apart from this, it can also help reduce the risk of breast cancer, ulcerative colitis and even depression. This research published in the musculoskeletal disease journal Therapeutic Advances involved 124 people aged 55 and older. The research was led by Swiss bone scientist Marie-Noëlle Horcajada. Of the 124 people, both men and women were equally involved and more than half of them were overweight.
Yes and 62 of them were given an extract of 125 mg olive leaves twice a day in the form of a pill and half of them were given a placebo. After 6 months, his pain was tested on the basis of knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS). The higher the KOOS score, the less his pain. Finally, the conclusion found that those who had taken the extract of olive leaves had a KOOS score of about 65, while those who took the placebo had a score of about 60.
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