Acupuncture Therapy for Postoperative Pain

Acupuncture Therapy for Postoperative Pain

Introduction Postoperative pain foremost refers to the acute pain that occurs immediately after surgery and consists mainly of pain from somatic and visceral trauma caused by surgical operations and pain from inflammatory irritation around nerve endings,1 which attributes to injurious pain.2 If it continues to be poorly controlled, pathological remodeling of the central and peripheral […]

Efficacy, Safety, and Regulation of Cannabidiol on Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review

Efficacy, Safety, and Regulation of Cannabidiol on Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review

According to Forbes, in October 2020, cannabidiol (CBD) sales in the United States reached $4.2 billion after the federal government legalized hemp-derived CBD in 2018 [1]. In addition, the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 re-classified CBD and <0.2{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as not under international control and recognized its medical value in 2020 [2]. […]