Author: Dr. Blake Pearson

Gabapentin is often prescribed to help patients avoid opioids or wean off them. However, it’s not uncommon to see both medications stay onboard in practice and have negative consequences. Cannabinoids offer a nice alternative to gabapentin and opioids and knowledge of such benefits needs to expand amongst physicians and other healthcare professionals. #opioidcrisis #opioidaddiction #functionalmedicine #cannabinoidmedicine source

The #opioidcrisis has demonstrated we need safer and more effective alternatives. Cannabinoid-based medicines are a reasonable option in chronic pain. Follow to learn more about functional and cannabinoid medicine. #cannabinoids #medicalcannapatients #endocannabinoidhealing #naturalmedicine #functionalmedicine #doctorsoftiktok #cannabinoidmedicine #endocannabinoidhealth #chronicpain #chronicpainrelief #chronicpainpatients #chronicpainmanagement #painmanagament #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #canada #usa #toronto #ontario #michigan source

Meet Carol. She’s been struggling with uncontrolled pain for years – primarily in her hands. We started her on a topical cannabis cream about half a year ago and she is seeing great improvement–not only in her pain, but also her sleep, which was disrupted for years due to the unbearable pain. Clinically, we’re seeing this a lot amongst our patients. Topicals can be a great way for prescribers and patients alike to dip their toe in the water with cannabinoid medicine – with no impairment to the user. They can be used on their own – or as an…

When you’ve been battling insomnia due to uncontrolled pain for years, it’s hard to imagine that something as straightforward as a topical cannabis cream could be such a game-changer. A number of new topicals have been developed that include different ratios of CBD:THC, providing different levels of anti-inflammatory and analgesic relief depending on the condition you are trying to treat. Some patients find relief from topicals alone, while some use them as an add-on to their ingested cannabis oils for breakthrough pain. There’s no doubt about it – when you can control your pain, you’re going to sleep better, and…

Meet Ruth Ann. She started on cannabinoid therapy to manage her degenerative disc disease, after her prescribed medications failed to provide enough relief. Since initiating cannabinoid therapy, I was able to support Ruth Ann in tapering some of her other pain medications, reducing the number of daily medications – and potential side-effects. She is now much more active and has seen a real increase in quality of life. Ruth Ann’s case highlights how effective this class of medication can be and why more education on the endocannabinoid system is so needed – both in med school and continuing education for…

Meet Carol. She’s been struggling with uncontrolled pain for years – primarily in her hands. We started her on a topical cannabis cream a few months ago and she is seeing great improvement–not only in her pain, but also her sleep, which was disrupted for years due to the unbearable pain. Clinically, we’re seeing this a lot amongst our patients. Topicals can be a great way for prescribers and patients alike to dip their toe in the water with cannabinoid medicine – with no impairment to the user. They can be used on their own – or as an adjunct…