Study: Cannabis Extracts Mitigate Muscle Stiffness In Multiple Sclerosis Patients

[AKenewell]

The oral administration of cannabis extracts significantly reduces muscle stiffness in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to just published clinical trial data published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

 

Investigators at the University of Plymouth, Clinical Neurology Research Group, in the United Kingdom assessed the use of cannabinoids versus placebo in 279 subjects with MS over a twelve-week period. Cannabis extracts in the study contained standardized doses of THC and cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive constituent in cannabis, contained in a soft, gelatin capsule.

 

Investigators reported that oral cannabis extracts were “superior” over placebo in the treatment of MS-associated muscle stiffness and pain.

 

Authors concluded: “Treatment with standardized oral extract of cannabis sativa relieved muscle stiffness. The proportion of participants experiencing relief was almost twice as large in the cannabis extract group as in the placebo group. … Effective pain relief is also achieved by cannabis extracts, especially in patients with a high baseline pain score. Our findings suggest that standardized cannabis extracts can be clinically useful in treating the highly complex phenomenon of spasticity in MS.”

 

In May, clinical trial data published in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association reported that cannabis inhalation significantly mitigates spasticity and pain in patients with treatment-resistant multiple sclerosis.

 

Separate clinical trials assessing the administration of oral cannabis extracts on patients with MS have indicated that cannabinoids can alleviate symptoms of the disease long-term and may also act in ways to mitigate MS progression. Sativex, an oral spray containing plant cannabis extracts, is presently legal by prescription to treat MS-related symptoms in over a dozen countries, including Canada, Germany, Great Britain, New Zealand, and Spain. Nonetheless, the National MS Society of the United States shares little enthusiasm for cannabis as a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis, stating, “Studies completed thus far have not provided convincing evidence that marijuana or its derivatives provide substantiated benefits for symptoms of MS.”

 

Full text of the study, “Multiple Sclerosis and Extract of Cannabis: results of the MUSEC trial,” appears in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/22791906

 

 

 

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[AmishRnot4ganja]

The evidence of cannabis' medical benefits keeps adding up. How much longer can the government continue the ruse of keeping cannabis a schedule 1 drug?

[Kevin]

I'm secondary progressive MS. Smoking/vaping of the most potent cannabis provided little to no relief. The most potent medibles provided a little relief but for a short time. Tinctures the same.

 

Then I tried Simpson Oil. There is nothing more effective that I have discovered for treating the hellish muscle/tendon spasticity of MS, and I do mean they come directly from hell. Also reduces the pain of cord compression due to broken neck and the associated nerve damage. My dosage is 3 pea sized globs each night. The effect, less pain, is heaven on earth. Next goal is to gain some weight back. 6' and 122lbs is not so healthy.

 

 

Peace & unity in the cannabis community.

[HEMP4LIFE]

 

I'm secondary progressive MS. Smoking/vaping of the most potent cannabis provided little to no relief. The most potent medibles provided a little relief but for a short time. Tinctures the same.

 

Then I tried Simpson Oil. There is nothing more effective that I have discovered for treating the hellish muscle/tendon spasticity of MS, and I do mean they come directly from hell. Also reduces the pain of cord compression due to broken neck and the associated nerve damage. My dosage is 3 pea sized globs each night. The effect, less pain, is heaven on earth. Next goal is to gain some weight back. 6' and 122lbs is not so healthy.

 

 

Peace & unity in the cannabis community.

 

 

 

I'm secondary progressive MS. Smoking/vaping of the most potent cannabis provided little to no relief. The most potent medibles provided a little relief but for a short time. Tinctures the same.

 

 

Then I tried Simpson Oil. There is nothing more effective that I have discovered for treating the hellish muscle/tendon spasticity of MS, and I do mean they come directly from hell. Also reduces the pain of cord compression due to broken neck and the associated nerve damage. My dosage is 3 pea sized globs each night. The effect, less pain, is heaven on earth. Next goal is to gain some weight back. 6' and 122lbs is not so healthy.

 

 

 

Peace & unity in the cannabis community.

 

 

good news another example of "the proof is in the pudding" i love it when pain meets its match with mmj and quality of life is restored naturally.

weight gain should be supplemented with better results by smoking before and after meals. for me i found the oil is regulating my weight or the oil dosent give me the munchies but a good ol fatty helps me eat.

i take 1/4 -1/3 gram oil a day then smoke 1-3 joints per day.

as far as weight try eating more potatoes if you dont have any kidney problems.

i like a sizzler steak and a whole pan of hashbrowns 3-5 potatoes just turned over once golden brown. i have noticed alot of cronic pain patients who have lost alot of weight on meds. only to turn around and gain weight back with mmj.