Muscle spasms occur
for a myraid of reasons.
Dehydration, medications, and/or
electrolyte abnormalities can cause short
term spasms. Long term, serious conditions
can relate to multiple sclerosis,
Parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, muscular dystrophy, or myopathy.
Many patients who suffer from muscle spasms
report that cannabis helps with muscle spasms.
Muscle spasm pain can
increase over time. One spasm can produce another,
creating a continual cycle that self-perpetuates.
Muscle relaxants, anti-anxiety, pain, and
anti-seizure medications are used to treat spasms
but they can have adverse side effects.
Cannabis, acupuncture, and massage are more
natural ways of reducing the pain and spasms with fewer
side effects. (Source)
Muscle spasm research with
cannabis is ongoing and slow due to
regulations. A research study from the San Diego School of Medicine
tested thirty multiple sclerosis patients
with muscle spasms. One third of patients
felt relief from muscle spasms and a 50% reduction in pain
perception. (Source)
A 2004 study with Parkinson's disease patients found that 45.9% of
those who used cannabis saw benefits;
most saw improvement after two months of use.
(Source)
GW Pharmaceuticals’ researchers
discovered that multiple sclerosis patients
found relief with 2-3 puffs of a cigarette,
allowing for the marijuana to treat symptoms in seconds rather than
minutes. (Source)
Research with the cannabis
prescription drug Sativex has shown substantial confirmation of the
benefits of marijuana in regards to muscle
spasms. (Source)
Other studies on cannabis reveal that
other spasm-related events, like menstrual cramps and
Tourette's Syndrome, can be positively affected
through cannabis use. (Source)
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