Hemp extract is found that it is effective for lower back pain

The drug derived from hemp reduces chronic lower back pain without serious side effects or signs of addiction, which makes it a strong alternative to existing pain drugs.

There are currently a few treatment options for patients with chronic pain, with many opiates that come with a high risk of addiction.

The experimental drug VER-01 is extracted from the cannabis factory that contains the Hydrocanabinol quadruple (THC) by 5 percent, which is the main active ingredient.

In a clinical trial, 820 people with chronic lower back pain were appointed randomly to take Ver-01 or a 12-week imaginary. At the end of this period, people taking the drug had a decrease in pain degrees of 1.9 on average on a scale from 0 to 10, while those who took a fake drug had a 1.4 -point reduction. There were no negative events indicating the risk of withdrawal or ill -treatment with the drug.

The most stringent study is to show clinical and non -compressed treatment for chronic pain, which enhances increasing interest in hemp as a treatment for pain.

He says: “It is one of the first first high -quality studies for medical cannabis and which are awaiting both researchers and patients.” Misserner is unique At Jenna University Hospital in Germany, a study researcher. “Until now the evidence is bad, previous studies of lower quality, and a lower number of patients.”

Those who took Ver-01 also had significant improvements in sleep quality and physical function, and most side effects were light, including dizziness, fatigue, dry mouth and nausea. Patients gradually increased their dose during the treatment period, with up to 13 doses per day.

The treatment was especially effective for back pain caused by nerve damage, known as neuropathy. Misserr says that patients with chronic pain should always be treated first with physical therapy, but pain relievers can help those who cannot move. “Until the minimum pain may help [patients] Go to exercise.

Although the decrease in pain was not huge, it is rare to see significant discounts in chronic pain, he says Marta de Forte At King’s College London, who did not participate in the study. “The fact that people can sleep better, which is a secondary result of the study, it will have a tremendous impact on the ability to work,” she says. “When you look at chronic pain, do not look at giant effects.”

De Forte says she was striking in the experiment, and no signs showed that patients depend on the medicine, and hoping that this will lead to her prescription. You often hear from patients who say hashish helps in their pain and buy the factory from a drug dealer, which you find in relation to. She says there is a great contrast in ThC levels in hashish joints and patients can end smoking throughout the day, which increases the risk of the drug.

“In a world with allegations that hashish treats everything, at least here we have a random monitoring experience to test it,” she says. “The fact that it works for pain is great news in my view.”

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