Turmeric and Reduced Joint Stiffness

• Efficacy and safety of different curcumin formulations in osteoarthritis: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.

  • 2026-05-21
  • Systematic Review
  • Frontiers in medicine 13
  • • Chuankai Shi
    • Taimin Zhang
    • Yaru Xie
    • Jiajia Li
    • Changxu Chen
    • Jiangwei Liu

  • PubMed: 42254374
  • DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1801273

  3 Insights on

  • Reduced Joint Stiffness

  • High evidence

  Curcumin formulations exhibited significant improvements in pain (VAS) and joint function/stiffness (WOMAC), showing efficacy signals comparable to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes