Kevin Mckee, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician based in Ohio. A physician consultant with Nikoluke, LLC, Dr. Kevin Mckee has over two decades of medical practice experience. Also licensed in Ohio to recommend medical marijuana to patients who are qualified for the drug, he aims to promote awareness of the medical benefits of this drug for various conditions, including migraines and various neuropathic pain.
When a person has a migraine, they typically feel a severe pulsing or throbbing sensation, often on one side of their head. This can last for hours or days. In most cases, the migraine involves nausea and extreme sensitivity to sound or light. If the associated pain is severe, it can temporarily disable a person, completely interfering with their daily activities.
Migraines can improve with medication. Recent studies have shown that “medical marijuana” can help prevent or treat migraines. The term medical marijuana, emphasized in this case, refers to whole and unprocessed marijuana plant material or a basic extract of the plant used for treating a condition or symptoms of an illness. Various studies have shown health benefits of medical marijuana for a variety of conditions, which has led to legalizing its use for medical purposes in more than two-thirds of all states.
Medical marijuana can help treat migraines due to a group of active compounds called cannabinoids. For migraines, cannabinoids work in two ways:
1. If a person has just performed a strenuous activity that could trigger a migraine, cannabinoids can prevent the onset of migraines by helping relax muscles and blood vessels.
2. For a migraine that is already in progress, cannabinoids have a calming effect on pain receptors, thus easing the associated pain.
When a person has a migraine, they typically feel a severe pulsing or throbbing sensation, often on one side of their head. This can last for hours or days. In most cases, the migraine involves nausea and extreme sensitivity to sound or light. If the associated pain is severe, it can temporarily disable a person, completely interfering with their daily activities.
Migraines can improve with medication. Recent studies have shown that “medical marijuana” can help prevent or treat migraines. The term medical marijuana, emphasized in this case, refers to whole and unprocessed marijuana plant material or a basic extract of the plant used for treating a condition or symptoms of an illness. Various studies have shown health benefits of medical marijuana for a variety of conditions, which has led to legalizing its use for medical purposes in more than two-thirds of all states.
Medical marijuana can help treat migraines due to a group of active compounds called cannabinoids. For migraines, cannabinoids work in two ways:
1. If a person has just performed a strenuous activity that could trigger a migraine, cannabinoids can prevent the onset of migraines by helping relax muscles and blood vessels.
2. For a migraine that is already in progress, cannabinoids have a calming effect on pain receptors, thus easing the associated pain.
