Scientifically Backed Advanced Joint Support

NOW Sports® Advanced Joint Support uses AprèsFlex®

A proprietary Boswellia extract that relieves occasional minor pain resulting from overexertion or stress.*

NOW Sports Advanced Joint Support
Joint Lubricant and Comfort* Supports Healthy Joint Function*
Protects Cartilage From Breaking Down*

Soccer Players Cartilage Metabolism Study

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled; 43 collegiate soccer players without joint disorders.

Results: Oral administration of glucosamine (2 g/day for 16 weeks) exerts an action of protecting cartilage from breaking down in healthy subjects (soccer players) without joint disorders.* This effect was achieved by improving cartilage metabolism (suppressing type II collagen degradation but maintaining type II collagen synthesis).*1

61.7% Improvement in Pain Experienced*

Effects of AprèsFlex® on Pain, Physical Function and Joint Stiffness* 

Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled; 57 subjects with functional knee pain and otherwise healthy (aged 40-80 years).

Results: In comparison with placebo group, the AprèsFlex® group exhibited statistically significant improvements in all parameters tested.* The AprèsFlex® group showed improvements by 47.3% in visual analog scale (VAS), 35.8% in Lequesne's Functional Index (LFI), 61.7% WOMAC pain, 60.1% in WOMAC stiffness and 49.4% WOMAC functional.*2

Significantly Reduced Pain by Day 5*

Effects of AprèsFlex® on Pain, Physical Function and Joint Stiffness* 

Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled; 60 subjects with functional knee pain and otherwise healthy.

Results: In comparison with placebo, supplementation of AprèsFlex® for 30 days conferred 37.6, 32, 40.1, 41.3 and 38.8 percent reductions in VAS, LFI, WOMAC pain, WOMAC stiffness and WOMAC function scores, respectively.* Significant reductions in VAS and LFI scores were also observed in AprèsFlex® group over placebo by day 5.* AprèsFlex® supplementation showed 14.8% and 16.3% better reduction in VAS and LFI scores respectively over placebo by 5th day.*3

Significant Reduction in All the Pain Scores Sustained over Day 30*

Effects of AprèsFlex® on Pain, Physical Function and Joint Stiffness* 

Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled; 70 subjects with functional knee pain and otherwise healthy.

Results: Significant reductions in pain and function scores were observed on day 5 of supplementation of AprèsFlex® (100 mg/day) compared to baseline and to placebo.* Significant reductions in all the pain scores were observed in the AprèsFlex® group on day 30 of supplementation when compared with the placebo group.*4

References:

  1. Tsuruta A, Horiike T, Yoshimura M, Nagaoka I. Evaluation of the effect of the administration of a glucosamine containing supplement on biomarkers for cartilage metabolism in soccer players: A randomized double blind placebo controlled study.Molecular medicine reports. 2018;18(4):3941-8.

  2. Sengupta K, Krishnaraju AV, Vishal AA, et al. International journal of medical sciences. 2010;7(6):366-377.

  3. Vishal AA, Mishra A, Raychaudhuri SP. International journal of medical sciences. 2011;8(7):615.

  4. Karlapudi V, Sunkara KB, Konda PR, Sarma KV, Rokkam MP. J Am Nutr Assoc. 2023;42(2):159-168.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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