Cabbage patch to aid knee osteoarthritis pain: trial begins

Scientists in Germany are recruiting participants for a trial that aims to establish if cabbage can ease joint pain. They’re looking for 81 adults with knee osteoarthritis who have pain at least 50% of the time.  

Cabbage, shredded and mixed with warm water to form a poultice, will be compared with diclofenac gel, an anti-inflammatory commonly used to ease joint pain. Volunteers will have to use it overnight for four weeks.

The results should be available in December 2015.

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