Medical Marijuana for Spinal Cord injuries

Can medical marijuana help with spinal cord injuries?
 
Is it really beneficial?

According to the research ", Five millions of Americans are diagnosed with serious spinal cord injuries annually".
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As we know, the spinal cord is an essential part of the nervous system that controls, synchronize and coordinate various body activities. On the positive front medical Cannabis has proved beneficial and have helped to relieve the pain of such injuries. The good quality of cannabis can be accessed from the medical marijuana dispensaries, San Francisco. 

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A recent study stated that “Cannabis combined with massages was the most effective pain relief for spinal cord injury patients. Astonishingly, researchers now believe Cannabis stimulates a neuroprotective response. ”
  
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According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center at UAB, “The causes of SCI  in the U.S is due to vehicular 39.3%, Falls 31.8%, violence 13.5%, sports activities 8.0%, medical surgery 4.1% and other 3.1% and  have changed drastically from 2015-2018/19.”
What causes spinal cord injuries?

There are several reasons for suffering from spinal cord injuries. As stated by the National spinal cord injury statistical center in the above survey, it includes:

    • Violent traumas
    • Falling
    • Motor vehicle accidents
    • Prolonged sitting and wrong postures of the body
    • Sport injuries
The serious spinal cord injury affects an individual’s sensory-motor function leading to cause painful side effects which may become severe with the time or even turn into chronic pain.

How Cannabis can help in the treatment of SCI?

Medical marijuana is a plant, which has two active compounds CBD and THC and fortunately different studies and research have shown that they can help to relieve the pain and also reduce the complication caused by the SCI. It is also believed that medical Cannabis can fix the body itself with its potent medicinal compounds in it.

 
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Medical Marijuana is used as natural analgesics and works to regulate pain perception among those suffering from different levels of pain. The medical marijuana dispensaries in San Francisco can help you to provide a pain-relief experience with its medication and massages.

Medical Cannabis has fortunately helped in alleviating the pain caused by severe SCI. It has proved to be very useful and assisted in the recovery of those suffering from such injuries at an early stage.


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