A central feature of osteoarthritis is the breakdown and loss of cartilage material within the joints of the body. It is known that cannabinoids have an anti-inflammatory effect and reduce joint damage. In this study, the effects of a synthetic cannabinoid was evaluated in vitro (in the laboratory) to determine if it would interrupt the […]
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Medical Marijuana And Osteoarthritis Pain
Osteoarthritis pain is one of the most common types of pain patients can experience. It manifests as a combination of inflammatory, nociceptive and neuropathic pain. In the standard medical model each of those pathways requires modality-specific analgesics, adding up to more medicines. However, the human body has a built in endocannabinoid system (ECS) which has […]