If you suffer from arthritis pain or know someone who does, it is likely that you’ve come across the name CBD VAPES  before. Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the two most popular organic chemical compounds extracted from the cannabis (marijuana or hemp) plant, the other being tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

However, where THC is psychoactive (makes you high), CBD VAPES doesn’t have such psychoactive or mind-altering properties. This is one of the main reasons people use CBD products to treat certain medical conditions like pain, anxiety, inflammation, etc. So, does CBD really help with chronic arthritis pain?

Arthritis is a fairly common disease across the world and there are over 100 types of arthritis. But the two types of arthritis that most commonly affect people are-

1. Rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition, affecting the joints making them stiff, swollen, and painful. 

1. Osteoarthritis arthritis, on the other hand, is caused by natural inflammation of the joints which leads to breakdown and loss of cartilages. This causes difficulty in moving.

Cannabidiol might not work for all types of arthritis pains and also, not for all people but considering how addictive most of the medicines available for arthritis can be, CBD might be a better alternative. Though there are not many research studies to support the therapeutic effect of CBD on such pains, there are some that do show this. The existing reports (mostly conducted on animals) generally show that it might help with the morning pain to some extent and also improve your sleep.

The Arthritis Foundation has also provided some anecdotes to support these claims. However, they’ve also mentioned the lack of rigorous studies done on human subjects and have urged the FDA to help study and regulate CBD products which will promote further studies. Some studies which give limited evidence for the effectiveness of CBD in arthritis pain are-

• The very first controlled trial took place in 2006 that used Sativex (a cannabis-based drug) for 5 weeks. The participants reported considerable improvement in arthritis pain, reduced inflammation, and better sleep quality. However, Sativex contains both CBD and THC.

• In 2011, a study was done to show that CBD may effectively reduce arthritis-related inflammation because of the involvement of atypical receptors that responded to the stimuli.

• A review conducted in 2014 shows the involvement of the endocannabinoid system in osteoarthritis pain and concludes that cannabinoids can help with such pain.

• A 2016 research work shows a possible reduction in arthritis pain and inflammation when the drug is applied topically. 

• A 2017 study done on rats showed the potential to treat osteoarthritis-related pain. 

A conclusive study to prove CBD effective for arthritis pain is yet to come but the above results are promising.