Patients experiencing shoulder pain who no longer wish to take a COX-2 inhibitor, such as Celebrex, may find relief with sodium hyaluronate. The FDA-approved medication has been used to treat patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Sjogren's Syndrome
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