Pain Management
Experimental therapy with cannabinoids may be justified in some MS cases
Published in Health and Medicine Week, August 15th, 2005
"Many patients with MS consider cannabinoids as an alternative treatment for spasticity, pain, and other MS symptoms. Pathophysiological considerations, animal experiments, single case reports, and a few small case series indicate indeed that cannabinoids may improve these symptoms," investigators in Germany reported.
"However, recent controlled clinical trials do not support this view. Many patients report subjective improvement after cannabinoids, even if the objective parameters remain unchanged. Serious side effects of cannabinoids are uncommon. Because...
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