Add CBD for Pain Relief: what the Current Research Shows

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 <br>Should CBD be part of your pain management arsenal? We dig into the scientific research. Most medical marijuana users take CBD for pain. But does it work? Champions of CBD claim the compound is a natural, safe alternative to painkillers, without risk for addiction or long-term damage to your body. Is that true? Let’s dig into what’s known so far. Cannabidiol, abbreviated as CBD, has gained massive popularity since 2018, when it became legal to produce and sell products with CBD in the US. The chemical compound is derived from the [Via Hemp Gummies Review](https://tapeontology.org/wiki/User:PatAlberts31218) plant, and touted as a way to manage everything from anxiety to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In a 2018 study of self-selected respondents who use CBD, 62 percent said they used it to treat a medical condition, most commonly chronic pain, arthritis and joint pain, or anxiety and depression. This story discusses substances that are legal in some places but not in others and is for informational purposes only, not for the purpose of providing legal advice.<br>
 <br>You shouldn’t do things that are illegal - this story does not endorse or encourage illegal drug use. " says Kevin Boehnke, who has a doctorate in environmental health sciences, and is a research investigator in the department of anesthesiology and the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center at the University of Michigan. But relatively safe and effective are two different things. When it comes to treating pain, does CBD actually work, and how well? Before digging into the research, it’s helpful to understand how experts classify pain. I’m part of, we think of pain as coming in three different flavors," Boehnke says. "One of them is neuropathic pain, and that’s caused by damage to or inflammation of the nerves." Think: carpal tunnel syndrome or  [Via Hemp Gummies Review](https://wiki-babylonsignalis.org/index.php/AK-47_Fast_Flowering_Seeds) sciatica. "Then there’s acute, or nociceptive, pain," he says: Acute pain typically occurs as a result of an injury or tissue damage, like a broken bone or arthritis caused by bone rubbing on bone. Read more: Is CBD safe for pets?<br>
 <br>"Lastly, there is centralized pain, which has very recently been called nociplastic," says Boehnke. Because the different types of pain don’t always respond to medication the same way, it can be difficult to make sweeping generalizations about the effect of CBD on pain. But, with that said, here’s what researchers know so far. There aren’t many high-quality studies that specifically test CBD’s effect on pain. Up until December 2018, CBD was classified by the federal government as a Schedule I substance along with marijuana, making it extremely difficult to study. Since then, a limited number amount of studies have been conducted to determine if CBD is effective for treating pain, but more research is needed. In 2021, Syracuse University published a study showing that CBD can reduce pain, but that participants reported a decrease in pain both when they were given CBD and when they were told they were getting CBD but received a placebo instead. That said, compared with the control group there was a decrease in "pain unpleasantness" even among those who were given active CBD but were told they had not been.<br>
 <br>A study from the [University](https://www.ourmidland.com/search/?action=search&firstRequest=1&searchindex=solr&query=University) of Michigan, led by Boehnke and published in The Journal of Pain in 2021, found that out of 878 patients with fibromyalgia, 72% reported using CBD instead of pharmaceutical pain medications to manage their pain. The primary reasons given were that CBD [helped decrease](https://www.houzz.com/photos/query/helped%20decrease) their pain better than other drug therapies and caused fewer side effects. Another study from 2021, published in the Journal of Cannabis Research, found that patients with moderate to severe pain reported an improvement in their pain after three months of using a "CBD-rich treatment at a network of clinics dedicated to medical cannabis in Quebec, Canada," while there was no improvement for those with mild symptoms. CBD oil is a popular way to take medical marijuana. Other studies suggest that CBD might be more effective at relieving pain when combined with THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol - the compound in cannabis that can make you "high." However, given that THC is still a controlled substance, it’s difficult to conduct research on its benefits.<br>