Cannabinoids to treat chronic non-cancer pain
Effective options to treat patients with chronic pain are limited. Researchers at the University of Toronto reviewed lots of different...
Smoking cannabis to treat neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state that usually is accompanied by tissue injury. Researchers at McGill University, in...
Benefits of tai chi in peripheral neuropathy
Tai chi is safe and effective in people with peripheral neuropathy, according to Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge.
CAM for neuropathic and neuralgic pain
Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence.
Smoked medicinal cannabis for neuropathic pain in HIV
It was reportedly effective when used in addition to pain treatment in patients with medically refractory pain due to HIV....
Capsaicin reported safe in a long-term study
Last year, Prof. Ernst reviewed CAM for neuropathic and neurologic pain and reported that topically applied capsaicin was more effective...
Cannabis drug fails in neuropathic pain due to MS
GW Pharmaceuticals has announced that its major study of Sativex in 339 patients with central neuropathic pain due to multiple...
Healing touch: 31 unsuccessful studies and counting
A few years ago, a review of 30 studies of healing touch concluded, “no generalizable results were found.” In plain...
Marijuana used to treat neuropathic pain in AIDs patients
Neuropathic pain occurs when damaged or dysfunctional nerve fibers send incorrect signals to pain centers leading to feelings of tingling,...
Magnets for lower back pain?
My thought about this study is that considering the academic and research “pedigree” of the authors (ie, National Institute of...
Reversing neuropathic pain with diet and exercise
Exercise and diet can reduce neuropathic pain and help regenerate nerve fibers in overweight patients with impaired glucose tolerance (“Prediabetes”),...