Cannabis Campaigners' Guide News Database result:


After you have finished reading this article you can click here to go back.

Cannabis for nerve pain

MS Trust

Wednesday 08 Sep 2010

A small study reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal examined the effect of cannabis on nerve (neuropathic) pain in 21 people where participants smoked the cannabis using a pipe.

Three different doses of the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol 2.5%, 6% and 9.4% were used as well as placebo. The participants inhaled the dose three times a day for five days then had nine days off, this was carried out over four cycles. Average pain intensity, effects on mood, sleep, quality of life and any adverse events were measured.

The authors found that a single inhalation of 25 mg of 9.4% tetrahydrocannabinol cannabis three times daily for five days reduced the intensity of pain, improved sleep and was well tolerated. UK experts have commented that whilst the pain relief was small it could be seen as important and further research is warranted.

Neuropathic pain can be a feature of MS and is sometimes be difficult to treat. The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) have recently issued guidelines on treatment of neuropathic pain.

http://www.mstrust.org.uk/news/article.jsp?id=4061

 

 

 

After you have finished reading this article you can click here to go back. 




This page was created by the Cannabis Campaigners' Guide.

Feel free to link to this page!