New study shows sugar injections can help with arthritis pain.

UW researchers find another way to ease arthritis knee pain – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

   In a study published in the May/June edition of the Annals of Family Medicine, UW-Madison researchers tested the efficacy of a practice known as prolotherapy with a form of sugar known as dextrose for knee osteoarthritis. Prolotherapy involves the injection of a nonpharmacological solution into tender spots on the body to relieve pain at those injection sites. It is generally used for a variety of skeletal conditions, including arthritis, as well as overuse tendon disorders and back pain.

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