For almost 2.5 million people, daily aching, stiff cramping muscles is just a regular way of life when living with Multiple Sclerosis. Another 15 million people with spinal chord injuries must cope daily with similar pains as those with MS, but also limited movement which takes away the sleep these patients need.
Traditional medications do help minimize some of the discomfort that these patients suffer from however, they rarely provide complete relief. Many times the traditional drugs cause the user to feel weak, lethargic, as well as other side effects that some patients find intolerable such constipation.
With this outlook, many patients who have MS and spinal injuries have sought the use of medical marijuana because when they smoke the herb, their pain decreases.
Patients of spinal chord injuries and MS also said they valued the drug because it relieved nausea or helped them sleep. A 1982 study of people with spinal cord injuries, found that 21 of 43 of the case studies reported that marijuana lessened muscle spasticity (a condition in which muscles tense reflexively and resist stretching), while nearly every participant in a 1997 survey of 112 regular marijuana users with multiple sclerosis replied that the drug lessened both pain and spasticity.
This case study is not intended to prove that all people who suffer from MS find marijuana useful, but those that use marijuana do.
Test to prove that marijuana helps in spasticity has been done on animals. The area of the brain that controls movement is thought to create spasms-including many cannabinoid receptors.
In one experiment, researchers found that rodents became more animated under the influence of small amounts of cannabinoids but less active when they received larger doses.
Many users report that the herb makes their body sway back and fourth.
Researchers are still unsure of the exact mechanics behind the cannabinoids effects. With all of the findings that show marijuana contains anecdotal evidence, it's properties still go untested.
Very few reports are helpful because they are limited in the amount of people and in general hard to find.
There is a lack of good universally medication available for muscle spasticity so it makes a very compelling argument in research cannonaded compounds.
Traditional medications do help minimize some of the discomfort that these patients suffer from however, they rarely provide complete relief. Many times the traditional drugs cause the user to feel weak, lethargic, as well as other side effects that some patients find intolerable such constipation.
With this outlook, many patients who have MS and spinal injuries have sought the use of medical marijuana because when they smoke the herb, their pain decreases.
Patients of spinal chord injuries and MS also said they valued the drug because it relieved nausea or helped them sleep. A 1982 study of people with spinal cord injuries, found that 21 of 43 of the case studies reported that marijuana lessened muscle spasticity (a condition in which muscles tense reflexively and resist stretching), while nearly every participant in a 1997 survey of 112 regular marijuana users with multiple sclerosis replied that the drug lessened both pain and spasticity.
This case study is not intended to prove that all people who suffer from MS find marijuana useful, but those that use marijuana do.
Test to prove that marijuana helps in spasticity has been done on animals. The area of the brain that controls movement is thought to create spasms-including many cannabinoid receptors.
In one experiment, researchers found that rodents became more animated under the influence of small amounts of cannabinoids but less active when they received larger doses.
Many users report that the herb makes their body sway back and fourth.
Researchers are still unsure of the exact mechanics behind the cannabinoids effects. With all of the findings that show marijuana contains anecdotal evidence, it's properties still go untested.
Very few reports are helpful because they are limited in the amount of people and in general hard to find.
There is a lack of good universally medication available for muscle spasticity so it makes a very compelling argument in research cannonaded compounds.
About the Author:
For 30 years, Dr. Julian Reindhurst has studies the medicinal benefits of marijuana. He currently has a blog that gives the historical perspective of how marijuana seeds benefited other ancient civilizations. He maintainsa site that looks into the medicinal benefits of the marijuana seed.
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