-
Latest News
Archives
Tag Archives: analgesics
Webinar: Exercise-induced pain & analgesia: role of the Innate Immune System
Pain research forum Webinar: Exercise-Induced Pain and Analgesia: Role of the Innate Immune System [Although this is not specifically about ME or CFS it might through some light on diminished NK cell activity and exercise induced pain generally] Here is an … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged analgesics, chronic pain, webinar
Comments Off on Webinar: Exercise-induced pain & analgesia: role of the Innate Immune System
Uses of vagal nerve stimulation for chronic pain
Review abstract: Recent human and animal studies provide growing evidence that vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) can deliver strong analgesic effects in addition to providing therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of refractory epilepsy and depression. Analgesia is potentially mediated by vagal … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged analgesics, chronic pain, vagal nerve stimulation
Comments Off on Uses of vagal nerve stimulation for chronic pain
Low dose vaporised cannabis improves neuropathic pain
Research abstract We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study evaluating the analgesic efficacy of vaporized cannabis in subjects, the majority of whom were experiencing neuropathic pain despite traditional treatment. Thirty-nine patients with central and peripheral neuropathic pain underwent a standardized … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged analgesics, canabis, neuropathic pain
Comments Off on Low dose vaporised cannabis improves neuropathic pain
NPD1 – potential drug for nerve pain in CFS
Abstract Prevalence of neuropathic pain is high after major surgery. However, effective treatment for preventing neuropathic pain is lacking. Here we report that perisurgical treatment of neuroprotectin D1/protectin D1 (NPD1/PD1), derived from docosahexaenoic acid, prevents nerve injury-induced mechanical allodynia and … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged analgesics, Cort Johnson, neuropathic pain, neuroprotectin D1, NPD1
Comments Off on NPD1 – potential drug for nerve pain in CFS