Dietary patterns and interventions to alleviate chronic pain

This 2019 experiment studied the effect of cannabidiol (CBD) – primary non-addictive component of cannabis associated with possessing analgesic and anxiolytic properties – on neuropathic pain using rats. Repeated treatment with CBD (5 mg/kg/day, subcutaneously [s.c.], for 7 days) was shown to increase serotonin (5-HT) neuronal firing through desensitisation of 5-HT1A receptors. Rats subjected to […]

This narrative review published in 2020 outlines the current knowledge on the interaction between nutrition and chronic musculoskeletal pain, focusing on different underlying mechanisms such as inflammation, obesity, homeostatic balance, and central sensitization. Elma et al. also informs us how nutritional behavior interventions and dietary assessments can be utilized in clinical practice for patients with […]