Cannabis reduces headache and migraine
Cannabis reduces headache in 47.3% and migraine pain in 49.6% of respondents, according to a recent study led by Carrie Cuttler, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington.
The study, recently published online in the Journal of Pain, is the first to use real-time data on headache and migraine patients using cannabis.
Previous studies have asked patients to recall the effects of cannabis use in the past.
There was one clinical trial that suggested cannabis was better than Brufen in relieving headache, but it used nabilon, a synthetic cannabinoid drug.
"We wanted to approach it in an environmentally sound way, which is to look at actual patients who use herbal cannabis to meditate in their own homes and surroundings," Cuttler said.
There was one clinical trial that suggested cannabis was better than Brufen in relieving headache, but it used nabilon, a synthetic cannabinoid drug.
"We are motivated for this study because a significant number of people say they use cannabis for headaches and migraines, but surprisingly few studies have responded to this topic," said Cuttler, lead author of this paper.
"We wanted to approach it in an environmentally sound way, which is to look at actual patients who use herbal cannabis to meditate in their own homes and surroundings," Cuttler said.
"It's also very important data, so we can generate it more appropriately and accurately on a larger population of cannabis patients to manage these conditions."
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