CBD oil for pain

I'd bet you would get better relief from a product containing the THC. I tried some recently and it was nothing like smoking pot. No paranoia, no munchies but very pleasant. Pain relief? I don't recall having any pain for a very nice 5 hour period and had a great nighta sleep. I used to smoke a lot of pot and I can assure you edibles are far milder and old guys and gals who never smoked pot and probably wouldn't like it would love the gummies I ate. They were home made and illegal.

I recently saw an occupational therapist for hand pain, trigger finger specifically but I get a lot of overuse kind of pain in my hands. In addition to having the splint the finger they told me to do hot and cold bells for my hands. 10 minutes Hot, 2 minutes cold 2 minutes Hot 2 minutes cold 2 minutes hot and that's the end. Hot is 115 to 120 degrees and cold was 50 to 60 degrees. I found this to be very helpful in allowing me to get more time practicing my guitar or remedy the effects of working with a chainsaw. If your hand motion is limited in any way, the occupational therapist is the person to see and I believe Medicare covers it. I never see a bill for physical therapy or occupational therapy. We don't always think about things like this when we're dealing with our pain but I'm really glad I gave it a try. Love & blessings y'all

I have a trigger finger too & it is very painful. What do they do for that?

They inject cortisone or a similar substance into the sheath of your tendon of the effected finger. I have the same thing and need to get injections about every 3 years.

Too much THC can knock you flat on your ass, start low and go slow is good advice.

Thank you. I actually know very little about CBD oil. I hear what people
say and I'm glad it's helping. It shares the main problem that haunts all
over the counter supplement which is the FDA does not test enough to be
sure what it is juou're getting. We need our government to broaden it's
view of alternative and complementary healing modalities. We shouldn't be
on our own to decide what can help. The purveyors of these products
capitalize the placebo effects of self care. These effects should not be
disregarded or looked askance at. Placebo effects show us how powerful we
are at healing our own bodies. If you could sell it, it would be patented
by ythe drug industry. Thanks again.

In the mornings I rub lotion onto my feet and legs - the nerves calm down. I have CBD and others - it doesn't seem to matter which I use, my nerves calm down when they are rubbed with any lotion. Peggy

When I was young I tried smoking some pot and had an allergic reaction to it. Years later, I tried hash - same thing - I was on the floor for 2 hours with such vertigo I thought I was surely dying and I couldn't call a doctor or ambulance because pot and hash were illegal then, I would be arrested as soon as I was well enough to walk. Do you think I would have the same reaction to modern THC orally? Topically? (I will never smoke anything.) Have any of you had an allergic reaction to pot or hash? Peggy

40 years ago I had one finger operated on for trigger finger. As I recall the recovery was slow and painful. This time I decided to try occupational therapy first. They made a little split that I'm supposed to wear most of the time that keeps me from bending my finger in a way that will make it worse. They also told me to use hot and cold water baths like I described. 10 minutes hot, 2 minutes cold, 2 minutes hot, 2 minutes cold 2 minutes hot. I have four more appointments with the OT at which time they will be doing some massage and some treatment with ultrasound which they did the first time I was there and was very helpful. I I play guitar and that's what caused the trigger finger. My finger locked am I pulled it open which was a mistake and was very very painful. That's something I've done many many times without a problem but not this time. I ice my hand before I start to practice because cold makes things shrink and I warm up slowly when I start to play. Someone else mentioned getting injections every 3 months. I may try that but I'm not big on being shot up with steroids. It's never more than a temporary fix.

Get your doctor to give you a referral to see an occupational therapist. It can help to split your finger to rest it to not let it get worse. They can treat you with massage and ultrasound both of which are quite nice and work. And you can give yourself hot cold water valves for your hands. Hot water is 110 to 120 degrees, Coldwater is 50 to 60 degrees. You start hot for 10 minutes, then you go cold for 2 minutes then you go hot for 2 minutes then you hot for 2 minutes. I also ice my hand before I play guitar. Heat will make your hands feel better but heat causes things to expand. Cold cause things to shrink and that's what you need to have happened you got a swelling in your hand you need to shrink it. Don't jump to steroid injections or surgery before you try occupational therapy. If you're over 65 and on Medicare you probably won't have to pay anything to see an occupational therapist. I don't pay a cent.