Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): An autoimmune disease in which a person’s immune system attacks their joints, causing inflammation. RA commonly affects the hands and feet and leads to painful, swollen, and stiff joints.

Osteoarthritis (OA): A degenerative disease that affects joint cartilage and bones, causing pain and stiffness. It often affects the hip, knee, and thumb joints.

Some studies on animals suggest that Medical Marijuana could help to treat arthritis and relieve the associated inflammatory pain:

• A 2011 study found that Medical Marijuana/CBD helped to reduce inflammatory pain in rats by affecting the way that pain receptors respond to stimuli.
• A 2014 review of the existing body of research on animals concluded that Medical Marijuana/CBD may be an effective treatment for OA.
• A 2016 study found that the topical application of Medical Marijuana/CBD had the potential to relieve pain and inflammation associated with arthritis.
• A 2017 study found that Medical Marijuana/CBD might be a safe and useful treatment for OA joint pain. 

However, to date, there a lack of scientific evidence to prove conclusively that Medical Marijuana/CBD is an effective arthritis treatment for humans says marijuana doctors. A 2006 study found that a cannabis-based mouth spray called Sativex helped to relieve arthritis pain. However, the cannabis plant extracts that the company use to make the spray contain both Medical Marijuana/CBD and THC. While findings so far have been encouraging, more research is necessary to confirm that Medical Marijuana/CBD oil is an effective treatment for arthritis pain. Cannabinoids, such as CBD, attach themselves to specialized receptors in a person’s brain and immune system. One of these receptors, called a CB2 receptor, plays a role in the immune system by managing pain and inflammation. Researchers believe that when CBD enters a person’s body, it may attach to CB2 receptors. Alternatively, it may cause the body to produce natural cannabinoids that attach to the CB2 receptors. Either way, scientists think CBD affects the way that these receptors respond to the signals that they receive, possibly helping reduce inflammation and pain says a few miami marijuana doctors. A 2008 review of research into CBD and its possible mechanism of action suggested that CBD could play a role in chronic pain management. The FDA do not currently approve CBD oil as a medical treatment for arthritis. The only use that CBD has FDA approval for is to treat two rare and severe types of epilepsy. It received approval for this use in June 2018. CBD is legal in some states in the U.S., but not all of them. Therefore, people should check the laws in their area before purchasing or taking CBD oil. Some people may have an allergic reaction to CBD oil, so it is best to try applying the oil to a small area of skin first.

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