Cannabinoids for Spine Pain

Opioids and muscle relaxants have typically been used to treat spine pain. However, in the awareness of the opioid epidemic, medical marijuana has grown popular. According to the January 2020 data from Colorado’s medical marijuana registry, 30,000 Coloradans reported use for “muscle spasms” and 76,000 reported use for “severe pain”. These are the two most…

I Wish I Had As Many Neck Bones As A Giraffe…

What do nearly all mammals have in common? Besides being carbon-based, warm-blooded, possessing fur and secreting milk… most mammals have 7 cervical vertebrae. That’s right, with the exception of sloths and manatees, from every giraffe to every mouse… we all have 7 cervical vertebrae. Most mammals who develop a different number of neck vertebrae usually…

Colloid Cysts and Sudden Death

  “… If you’ve recently learned that you have a brain tumour,  keep this in mind: YOU ARE A STATISTIC OF ONE. No two tumours are alike.  No one else shares your genetic makeup and your unique brain structure. This doesn’t mean that you have to face this journey alone. It does mean that as…