Department of Pharmaceuticals Research, Pure Green Pharmaceuticals, West Bloomfield, 48323, USA
Dr. Matthew K Caloura is an Associate professor in the department of Pharmaceuticals, Research, Pure Green Pharmaceuticals, West Bloomfield, 48323, USA. His study interests major on Pharmaceuticals. Currently , Dr. Caloura is the author in several international journals. He published many articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations.
Case Report
Low Dose Cannabidiol for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Musculoskeletal Pain
Author(s): Matthew K Caloura*, Debra Kimless, Susan Lewis and Stephen Goldner
Sixteen healthy, cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) naïve patients with mild to moderate musculoskeletal pain took a
single dose of 5 mg CBD sublingual tablet. Patients were using other-the-counter (OTC) medications to treat various
manifestations of musculoskeletal pain, including neck, back, muscle aches, and arthritis. The average self-reported
pain scale score (NPRS), measured on a scale of 0-10, was 5.13 prior to taking the CBD tablet. After tablet
administration, the patients self-reported their pain scale score over a 2-hour period. All patients reported pain
reduction within 20 minutes after taking the tablet and continued over the 2-hour period where the average reported
pain was reduced by 20-fold (NPRS 5.13 to 0.25) and was statistically significant (p<0.001). No patients reported any
adverse effects and characterized the experience as positive. Th.. View more»