Failed Back Surgery, Neuropathy, Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treated with Medical Marijuana

Chronic pain related to conditions such as degenerative disc disease (DDD), failed back surgery, neuropathy, and thoracic outlet syndrome are among those which the  medical marijuana industry lists as using medical marijuana to treat. The list of potentially treatable conditions is fairly extensive: Acute Gastritis Alzheimer’s Amyloidosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Anaphylactic or Reaction Anorexia [...]

Bea had degenerative disc disease and was afraid of lumbar fusion surgery

Bea had suffered for sixteen years with back and leg pain and was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), was having difficulty sitting for any length of time in her graduate classes at the University of Washington.  She had received dozens of injections. Multiple course of physical therapy were so painful for Bea that she was advised to [...]