[Source: TheJointBlog]
Researchers have discovered that
smoking cannabis can reduce symptoms of
Parkinson’s disease including tremors and pain. 20 patients, at an average of
66 years old, took part in a study, and scored an average of 33 on
the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale prior to
consuming cannabis. The score dropped to 24 just 30 minutes after smoking. Ruth
Djaldetti, MD, of Tel Aviv University Israel, who recently presented the
discovery at the International Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Movement
Disorders, explained; “We not only saw improvement in tremor in these patients,
but also in rigidity and in brady kinesia [slowness of movement cause by the
disease]“.
The patients participating in the
study started with an average tremor score of 7.5 on the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, which was
reduced to 3.5 after smoking cannabis. The average rigitity score started at
7.4, and dropped to 6.4, and the bradykinesia score began at 13.2 and was
reduced to an average of 8.6.
The study also found smoking
cannabis to be effective for pain relief, resulting in better sleep. All of the
patients in the study were already taking medications for pain, but were not
getting the relief needed. “We saw a dramatic reduction in pain in our patients
and in their ability to sleep”, said Dr. Djaldetti. “When their pain was
reduced, they slept better.
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