What Kind of Pain Can CBD Treat?

What Kind of Pain Can CBD Treat?

Pain, when used as a broad term, covers an almost uncountable spectrum. Treating pain with CBD can be successful only if the specific pain is properly diagnosed and well-understood.

Most of us have come across the loud, cuss-worthy type of acute pain, whether it's hitting your elbow on the edge of a table or another great start to the day, stubbing your toe on the bed frame as your rushing around getting ready for work yet again. Other pain types generate less shock but are none the less displeasing in nature.

In this article, I'll focus simply on the types of pain that CBD has been proven to effectively treat: inflammatory and neuropathic pain.

Types of Pain

  • Neuropathic pain
  • Inflammatory pain

CBD has been proven to treat neuropathic pain or pain caused by a disease affecting or damage to a part of the sensory nervous system, somatosensory, which is comprised of sensory neurons and pathways that respond to changes inside and on the surface of your body.

Such pain can be caused by many conditions that may cause nerve pain, for example, diabetes, cancer, and shingles. Symptoms could include temporary stabbing, a chronic prickling, burning, or tingling, numbness or reduced feeling to touch, and muscle weakness or spasms.

The glutamatergic system plays a major role in creating and sustaining neuropathic pain. It contains glutamate which is an excitatory neurotransmitter that sends signals to other cells and the reason why neurons get turned on.

CBD has also been shown to be a great anti-inflammatory, taking care of inflammatory pain which is similar to neuropathic pain but it isn't limited to neurons.

Inflammatory pain can not only be caused by simple conditions such as cramps, headaches, and muscle aches and pains, but also more serious conditions like any form of arthritis and some autoimmune diseases such as Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's disease.

The issues arise when cells are damaged from injuries or chronic illnesses. Your body can sense the damage and will crank inflammatory agents into high gear to those cells. Your body will do this to kill off those ill-performing cells and try to make room for the optimal functioning cells. This is very important when the body is trying to rid itself of possible cancer cells for example.

How CBD Treats the Pain

CBD works to inhibit glutamate from releasing as well as other inflammatory agents. This causes it to be neuroprotective so it does an amazing job at dulling the burning, prickling, and tingling sensations. Doctors have found CBD can be used as a supplement for helping manage neuropathic pain and is also safe to be used alongside other natural supplements for neuropathic pain such as magnesium glycinate.

Pain caused by inflammation isn't as easily identified as other pain types because experience and the origin of the pain varies, but no matter the root cause, CBD has been shown to be good at calming inflammation.

The anti-inflammatory effects of cannabidiol come from cannabis. It doesn't inhibit COX-1 and COX-2 receptors like other anti-inflammatory drugs do, so it can't cause gastrointestinal ulcers, heart attacks, or other potential negative side effects. A few studies have found equal parts of the cannabinoids, CBD and THC contain up to 20 times more potent anti-inflammatory agents than NSAIDs or ibuprofen.

CBD can provide inflammation relief to your entire system if taken regularly with other natural anti-inflammatory supplements such as Omega-3 or Curcumin. The best way to take CBD is typically 3 times a day with dosing depending on each individual's unique needs and the potency of the CBD product.

Even though a combination of CBD and THC has been found to be the most effective anti-inflammatory and pain treatment, CBD alone is still an effective alternative without the psychoactive properties when used correctly. CBD is however still a baby in terms of incorporating it into medicine and health, so it's important to consult a doctor when considering using CBD to treat pain. This is especially important if you take other medications because like other nutraceuticals, CBD can interact with other medications.

In conclusion, CBD is not an effective way to treat all types of pain but it can help with inflammation and neuropathic pain. Understanding your pain is important, ask yourself if it's stabbing and persistent, does it get worse with the weather, and cause swelling? Talk to your doctor if you think you are experiencing neuropathic or inflammatory pain and see if a CBD supplement could help you.

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