Kava and joint health and old injuries/surgeries?

[dihard]

While the dermopathy issue is a minor annoyance and reversible what worries me is whether this dehydrating/scaling effect may be doing something similar to other connective tissue in the body like cartilage and joint lubrication. As someone that has had many joint surgeries and some cartilage thinning I'm a little hesitant to drink kava.

I'm curious if anyone who has joint issues, old injuries, surgical scars, etc has had any of this worsen with extended kava use. When your dermopathy has been at its worse did you experience any joint/injury pain or stiffness?

 

[Rick.Sanchez]

I have degenerative joint disease, and I haven't noticed that kava has made any difference for better or worse

 

[violet]

My worst episodes of dermo were simultaneous with relief from some of my connective tissue/joint issues. Joint lubrication seemed unaffected, while antiinflammatory effects helped with some pain issues.

 

[PurplePanda999]

I had a recurring issue with my right shoulder (tightness, lack of mobility) that has disappeared since I've been drinking kava.

 

[Kavafied]

While the dermopathy issue is a minor annoyance and reversible what worries me is whether this dehydrating/scaling effect may be doing something similar to other connective tissue in the body like cartilage and joint lubrication. As someone that has had many joint surgeries and some cartilage thinning I'm a little hesitant to drink kava.

I'm curious if anyone who has joint issues, old injuries, surgical scars, etc has had any of this worsen with extended kava use. When your dermopathy has been at its worse did you experience any joint/injury pain or stiffness?

I have countless undocumented injuries to all my ligaments on top of the documented ones from playing in the NFL for 5 years + tortures of CFB and HSFB. I've been drinking Kava all my life.