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Marijuana Component May Help Spinal Disc Damage

Intervertebral disc degeneration is a major contributor to low back pain worldwide. It involves a process of inflammation with alterations to nerve, oxygen, and water levels and increased cell destruction among others. Cannabidiol is a cannabis sativa (marijuana) component with anti-inflammatory and protective benefits. In this study, rats received a disc puncture, followed by an […]

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Medical Marijuana Treating Fibromyalgia Low Back Pain

In this small study, 31 patients were observed who had been screened, and treated with standard medical pain control consisting of: 5 mg of oxycodone hydrochloride equivalent to 4.5 mg oxycodone and 2.5 mg naloxone hydrochloride twice a day and duloxetine 30 mg once a day. After following this regimen for 3 months, the participants […]