A Balanced Approach for Cannabidiol Use in Chronic Pain

Facebook Cannabidiol (CBD), the major non-psychoactive constituent of Cannabis sativa L., has gained traction as a potential treatment for intractable chronic pain in many conditions. Clinical evidence suggests that CBD provides therapeutic benefit in certain forms of epilepsy and imparts analgesia in certain conditions, and improves quality of life. CBD continues to be Schedule I or […]

Intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation: Pooled long-term outcomes from two prospective clinical trials

Facebook At three years post-Intracept Procedure, statistically significant (p<0.0001) improvements of 31.2 points and 4.3 points were observed compared to baseline, for mean Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and mean numeric pain score (NPS), respectively. The study also found that 74% fewer patients were actively using opioid medications for low back pain and 84% fewer patients […]