MSM Research shows it to be a safe alternative medicine for lowering joint and arthritis pain levels, without the risk of side effects or drug interactions. MSM can aid in relieving pain by reducing inflammation around the joint areas. 

MSM has a number of pain relieving qualities such as: an anti-inflammatory action, an ability to dilate blood vessels and enhance blood supply (which is believed to speed the arrival of nutrients involved in the repair of damaged tissue), an ability to reduce muscle spasms, and the potential to render the cell membranes more permeable (which may give greater effectiveness to the body's own pain killers).

 There are no known drug interactions with MSM, and it does not produce any side effects, unlike prescription medications and over the counter pain killers.