Archive for the 'Pain-Neuropathic' Category
Smoking cannabis to treat neuropathic pain
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011Benefits of tai chi in peripheral neuropathy
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010Tai chi is safe and effective in people with peripheral neuropathy, according to Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge. (more…)
CAM for neuropathic and neuralgic pain
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Smoked medicinal cannabis for neuropathic pain in HIV
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009It was reportedly effective when used in addition to pain treatment in patients with medically refractory pain due to HIV.
But as Paul Harvey said, “Now, the rest of the story.” (more…)
Capsaicin reported safe in a long-term study
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Last year, Prof. Ernst reviewed CAM for neuropathic and neurologic pain and reported that topically applied capsaicin was more effective than placebo.
Now, study results presented during the American Academy of Pain Medicine meeting support its safety during long-term use for post-herpetic neuralgia and HIV-related neuropathy. (more…)
Cannabis drug fails in neuropathic pain due to MS
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Healing touch: 31 unsuccessful studies and counting
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 A few years ago, a review of 30 studies of healing touch concluded, “no generalizable results were found.” In plain English that means there was no disease nor any group of patients with a disease where healing touch was a reliable treatment alternative.
A new study of healing touch in 12 veterans with neuropathic pain and the associated psychological distress from post spinal cord injury comes to the same conclusion.
Marijuana used to treat neuropathic pain in AIDs patients
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Magnets for lower back pain?
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 My thought about this study is that considering the academic and research “pedigree” of the authors (ie, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine [NCCAM], National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, and Columbia University), why did they settle for such a rudimentary study design?
When you get to the end of this post, consider if this study advanced the state of our knowledge on this topic. (more…)
Reversing neuropathic pain with diet and exercise
Thursday, July 13th, 2006Exercise and diet can reduce neuropathic pain and help regenerate nerve fibers in overweight patients with impaired glucose tolerance (“Prediabetes”), according to research that was presented at the 2006 American Academy of Neurology 58th Annual Meeting.
Details of the study are reported here, and a review of the topic is presented here.
7/13/06 00:09 JR