Bill Kochevar, 56, was left paralyzed from the shoulders down after a cycling accident severely injured his spinal cord. In the years since his accident, he had become completely reliant on his caregivers at the Cleveland VA Medical Center. But thanks to the help of a number of Cleveland institutions, the Navy veteran was able […]

Sciatic nerve and lower back pain are common ailments and can significantly affect everyday life. The pain can be so excruciating and debilitating that it’s hard even to make it out of bed. The sciatic nerve is a large nerve in the body that runs down the spine and branches off down the legs. The […]

While the medical marijuana  industry may have its engines fired,  government regulations are keeping the industry stuck in first gear . A new study, however, provides us with data that may help prompt the feds to up-shift and decriminalize cannabis. It found that cannabinoid receptors are naturally present in our bodies and that children depend […]

Could better sleep be the key to reducing chronic pain? Researchers from the University of Warwick have found that the way chronic pain patients perceive pain and sleep significantly impacts the occurrence of insomnia and leads to poor pain management. The research was led by the Sleep and Pain Lab in the Department of Psychology, and […]

If you suffer from fibromyalgia, you know how debilitating it can be. The condition is characterized by inflammation, muscle pains, sensitivity and fatigue. Fibromyalgia is known for severely decreasing quality of life for its sufferers, and its prevalence has only continued to grow. Recent estimates suggest that around 1 in 25 people live with this life-altering […]

Just because it can be sold over the counter without a prescription doesn’t mean it’s safe! Ibuprofen, often sold under the name brand Advil, is a popular drug that is used to treat pain and inflammation with relative convenience. Ibuprofen and other NSAID-type drugs help to quickly reduce the amount of pain you’re feeling and […]

We have all, at one time or another, experienced the discomfort of inflammation. Inflammation is a protective mechanism triggered in our body to alert us to the fact that we have some kind of physical problem. When we injure ourselves, even a small cut or scrape will cause our body to set up a process […]

When voters in Washington State and Colorado approved the sale and use of recreational marijuana, President Barack Obama – sworn to faithfully execute the laws of the land – took a pass on the fact that casual pot smoking remained a violation of federal law. “We’ve got bigger fish to fry” than to prosecute recreational […]

Biotech company AXIM Biotechnologies has launched clinical trials for medical cannabis chewing gum that they hope will successfully treat conditions such as multiple sclerosis, irritable bowel disease and Crohn’s Disease. AXIM already has a cannbinoid chewing gum on the market, called CanChew but it does not contain the psychoactive ingredient THC, and it makes no […]