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Spinal cord stimulator dramatically reduces phantom limb pain

Pressure sensors on a prosthetic foot that send electrical pulses to the spinal cord help improve walking stability – and they also reduce phantom limb pain by an average of 70 per cent Source link

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Cannabis can relieve pain short-term, but we still don’t know how

Is cannabis an effective painkiller? SciePro/Shutterstock Cannabis has a long history as a pain-reliever – it is mentioned in 3500-year-old medical texts from ancient Egypt. But there is still active debate over the extent of the drug’s analgesic properties. On the one hand, there is some evidence that cannabis can relieve certain types of pain….

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