Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cannabis and Pain

Pain is second only to severe joint damage as the most devastating symptom of rheumatoid disease. But unlike joint damage, joint pain is something that everyone who has the disease experiences.

Pain is a feeling. This can be a problem when it comes to relieving rheumatoid disease symptoms. A damaged joint is tangible. An x-ray or MRI will show and prove it. Sometimes, you can even see the damage beneath the skin; the joint is obviously deformed and distorted. It doesn’t look “normal” anymore.

But you can’t see pain. It doesn’t show up on an x-ray or MRI. It’s invisible, even though it may be so huge that the person who’s experiencing it can’t think of anything else; so overwhelming that all she can do is gaze into the middle distance, moan, and rock. Whether it’s minor or severe, pain is terriblyhard to quantify. For many people with rheumatoid disease, the only real...

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