A brief summary of the condition, it’s causes,
common symptoms and treatment pathways
and how Medical Cannabis could help.
A brief summary of the condition, it’s causes,
common symptoms, treatment plans
and how Medical Cannabis can help.
Back pain is the general term used for pain anywhere from the neck to the coccyx, caused by a variety of triggers.
It can be acute or chronic, with chronic pain being anything over 12 weeks.
Back pain itself is rarely serious, but the knock-on effects of it can be significant. For example, back pain can cause shooting pains or even numbness in the legs and feet. This may affect sleep and have a subsequent effect on mood.
Back pain is very common. The most common type of back pain, lower back pain, affects about 8 in 10 people at some point in their lives.
The most common causes are:
The initial treatments for back pain focus around recovery from the potential cause eg muscle strain / herniated disc. Gentle movement should be encouraged, to prevent the surrounding muscles from seizing up and joints becoming stiff.
Anti-inflammatory painkiller tablets or gels can often be prescribed, as can opiate-based pain killers.
In some cases of severe muscle spasms, benzodiazepines (eg diazepam) are prescribed to help the spasming muscles relax.
The timeframe of 6 weeks is often given to recover from acute back pain. This includes ongoing exercises to try to prevent the back pain from recurring in future.
Chronic back pain is often harder to manage. Some pain clinics offer spinal joint injections for severe cases.
The two primary compounds in medical cannabis are the cannabinoids cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). These bind to CB1 and CB2 receptors in the body’s endocannabinoid system, and can help regulate pain, mood, appetite, and other functions.
THC is the psychoactive compound in medical cannabis and is effective in pain relief and muscle relaxation but can cause euphoria or altered mental states.
CBD is the non-psychoactive compound and often used for its anti-inflammatory and anti-anxiety effects. CBD may be particularly beneficial for reducing inflammation-based pain.
A combination of both THC / CBD can offer pain relief with minimized psychoactive effects, depending on the ratio.
Suffering from a medical condition can be awful, the last thing you want to do is wait months for treatment.
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May 2024
Where do I start?! I have to admit I was very nervous, considering I have tried numerous treatments for my fibromyalgia and EDS and had a medical prescription 3 pages long and really complex medical issues. I was in an awfully high level of pain, even with all that.
Every single staff member from reception, nurses, pharmacy and my lovely Dr Vanessa Hutchinson have been consistently friendly, professional, helpful and incredibly fast in progressing me from initial online enquiry to receiving my prescription (just under 2 weeks and we had the Easter 4 day break in-between!).
In this very short time, my pain levels have reduced significantly (as have my other medications!). I cannot recommend this clinic enough. Thanks CB1 MEDICAL 🙂
March 2024
Staff really nice, and keep in touch to monitor my progress and any questions I may have. I feel very comfortable talking about my situation as no judgement or negative feedback. I feel like my life, health and symptoms are being taken seriously but with care.
Follow up appointment over the telephone was relaxed, no rushing, he answered all the questions about my medication and progress without prejudice, sarcasm and was so easy and a breath of fresh air. I can say that if you are thinking of treatment and support like nowhere else then you will be in very caring and professional hands that really do make you feel that you are important and heard with respect and understanding. 5 stars are not enough.
October 2024
My life has been transformed since starting medical cannabis with CB1 Medical.
Dr Richard Pertwee was friendly and so knowledgeable. The relief I’ve experienced has been nothing short of miraculous. The quality of life I now have is something I never thought possible, started to smell the roses eg I’m incredibly grateful to you all.
Highly recommend it to anyone who is struggling or has ineffective medication.
April 2024
I know when you pay for an appointment, you expect a different service, but honestly, this is beyond what I expected. The appointments were scheduled quickly, and happened within days, mostly late evenings to fit around my work. The doctors listen and I didn’t feel like I was being judged as just a junkie after pain meds. That’s how I feel in an NHS appointment.
The meds were delivered quickly and I got to using them right away. In the last 11 days, I’ve used painkillers once, and only paracetamol. This is down from multiple painkillers multiple times every single day. And I sleep so much better as well.
