Marijuana For Pain: Toke or Joke? Smoke, Vaporize, or Juice?
There’s something tricky and beautiful with topics like wine and coffee: it’s easy to argue they’re “bad” because too much of it can be bad, some compounds are better than others (resveratrol >...
View ArticleMedical Cannabis: Safe and Effective for Chronic Pain
Medical Canada-bliss? New Canadian study says that long-term medical cannabis (marijuana) use was safe and effective for patients with chronic pain In a study published in The Journal of Pain ,...
View ArticleOpiates for chronic pain don’t work for 80% of women?
Long-term opiate therapy only works for 20% women Got chronic pain? Chances are that you’ve been offered and probably tried opiate medications to manage your pain. New research from the University of...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Reduces Opiate Overdoses by 25%
“Opioids are killing people right now,” said Dr. Kerr, whose previous research helped prove the efficacy of Vancouver’s controversial supervised-injection site, known as Insite. “There is no...
View ArticlePhysical Therapy for Low Back PainMight Not Work
Early physical therapy might help low back pain but also might not really help? Right now, if you go in to your Primary Care Physician with lower back pain, they’ll likely tell you to wait a few weeks...
View ArticleWhat I wish I knew about being a teenager with chronic illness
What I wish I knew about being a teenager with a chronic illness I wish I would have known how much harder chronic illness makes life, especially when you’re trying to make life decisions. Being a...
View ArticleThe Placebo Effect is Getting Stronger
According to a new study published in the journal Pain, the placebo effect is getting stronger. The twist? Only in the United States. Are Americans getting bad at determining whether a treatment is...
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