Dystonia Research (Parkinsons 'like' disease)

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A small number of case reports and preclinical studies investigating the use of cannabis and cannabinoids for symptoms of dystonia are referenced in the recent scientific literature. A 2002 case study published in the July issue of the The Journal of Pain and Symptom Management reported improved symptoms of dystonia after smoking cannabis in a 42-year-old chronic pain patient. Investigators reported that subject's subjective pain score fell from 9 to zero (on a zero-to-10 visual analog scale) following cannabis inhalation, and that the subject did not require any additional analgesic medication for the following 48 hours. "No other treatment intervention to date had resulted in such dramatic overall improvement in [the patient's] condition," investigators concluded.[1]

A second case study reporting "significant clinical improvement" following cannabis inhalation in a single 25-year-old patient with generalized dystonia due to Wilson's disease was documented by an Argentinian research team in the August 2004 issue of the journal Movement Disorders.[2]

Also in 2004, a German research team at the Hannover Medical School reported successful treatment of musician's dystonia in a 38-year-old professional pianist following administration of 5 mg of THC in a placebo-controlled single-dose trial.[3] Investigators reported "clear improvement of motor control" in the subject's affected hand, and noted, "[Two] hours after THC intake, the patient was able to play technically demanding literature, which had not been possible before treatment." Prior to cannabinoid treatment, the subject had been unresponsive to standard medications and was no longer performing publicly. "The results provide evidence that ... THC intake ... significantly improves [symptoms of] ... focal dystonia," investigators concluded.

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The Author:

For patients and their physicians, let this report serve as a primer for those who are considering using or recommending medicinal cannabis. For others, let this report serve as an introduction to the broad range of emerging clinical applications for cannabis and its various compounds.

Paul Armentano
Deputy Director
NORML | NORML Foundation
Washington, DC
January 24, 2008

* The author would like to acknowledge Drs. Dale Gieringer, Gregory Carter, Steven Karch, and Mitch Earleywine, as well as NORML interns John Lucy, Christopher Rasmussen, and Rita Bowles, for providing research assistance for this report. The NORML Foundation would also like to acknowledge Dale Gieringer, Paul Kuhn, and Richard Wolfe for their financial contributions toward the publication of this report.

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[NC420Reform]

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[brake851]

@NC420Reform Thanks bro I'll try to check it out as soon I can. Thanks and KEEP ROCKING!!!!!!

[NC420Reform]

@brake851 I do not have Dystonia but there are links in the video description box to medical studies. I hope you can get the information you need through them. I go to those links to find information to make lots of videos about multiple medical issues that marijuana benefits. If you go to this channel page you will find many more videos about other diseases where 'pot' is useful.

[brake851]

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[NC420Reform]

thank you for the information. i have often felt that different strains have different effects. mostly from my own past use. i wish the studies would include what the 'medical users' have discovered because many of us had to figure out how to does ourselves with no help from the medical world. WE are the study group they should research! i hope you continue to find relief.

[CrunchySushi]

only medicinal grades with high indica at lower doses work for me. too much sativa increases pain, but the proper strain as medication is absolutely incredible. And yes, the prohibition is shamefully ridiculous. My quality of life is sooooooo much higher with this plant as a complimentary medicaiton.