Medical Cannabis for Joint Pain and Osteoarthritis

Joint pain can take the joy out of simple things - climbing stairs, getting going in the morning, gripping objects. Osteoarthritis, stiffness and chronic inflammation affect older people in particular, but not only them.

When anti-inflammatory drugs are not enough or cannot be used long term, some patients look for other options. Medical cannabis can be one of them - as support that a doctor assesses and selects.

Cannabinoids from cannabis act on the receptors of the endocannabinoid system, which is involved in pain perception and in regulating the inflammatory response. THC may reduce the sensation of pain, while CBD is linked to anti-inflammatory and tension-calming effects.

For many joint patients the effect on sleep also matters - chronic pain often wakes you at night, and a better night means lower pain sensitivity during the day.

For joints, medical cannabis is considered among others with:

For rheumatic diseases with an autoimmune component, such as rheumatoid arthritis, we cover the approach separately in medical cannabis for RA. Cannabis does not cure the cause of degeneration - it eases symptoms and improves comfort.

In Poland medical cannabis is usually dried flower for vaporisation or oil - not a joint cream. It works systemically, so the choice of dose and strain profile matters. You start cautiously, with small doses, and observe the response.

You will find details in the guide dosing medical cannabis and in the piece on the difference between THC and CBD.

The first visit is in person - in Krakow, Bydgoszcz, Torun or Kielce. The doctor assesses whether there are indications and, absent contraindications, qualifies you for therapy and issues an ePrescription.

Book online or at 731 000 645; the qualifying visit costs 169 PLN. You can read more about the doctors in our doctors.