Effective treatment of chronic low back pain in humans reverses abnormal brain anatomy and function

…, S Fallatah, MA Ware… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Chronic pain is associated with reduced brain gray matter and impaired cognitive ability. In
this longitudinal study, we assessed whether neuroanatomical and functional abnormalities …

Pharmacological management of chronic neuropathic pain: revised consensus statement from the Canadian Pain Society

…, J Stinson, P Taenzer, A Velly, MA Ware… - Pain Research and …, 2014 - hindawi.com
BACKGROUND: Neuropathic pain (NeP), redefined as pain caused by a lesion or a disease
of the somatosensory system, is a disabling condition that affects approximately two million …

Smoked cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a randomized controlled trial

MA Ware, T Wang, S Shapiro, A Robinson, T Ducruet… - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Chronic neuropathic pain affects 1%–2% of the adult population and is often
refractory to standard pharmacologic treatment. Patients with chronic pain have reported using …

Adverse effects of medical cannabinoids: a systematic review

T Wang, JP Collet, S Shapiro, MA Ware - Cmaj, 2008 - Can Med Assoc
… Tongtong Wang and Mark Ware had full access to all of the data in the study and had
final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication. All of the authors collaborated in …

Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic non-cancer and cancer related pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

…, E Kum, H Shanthanna, I Price, S Upadhye, MA Ware… - Bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the benefits and harms of medical cannabis and cannabinoids for
chronic pain. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, …

The effects of nabilone on sleep in fibromyalgia: results of a randomized controlled trial

MA Ware, MA Fitzcharles, L Joseph… - Anesthesia & …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Sleep disorders affect many patients with chronic pain conditions. Cannabis
has been reported by several patient populations to help sleep. We evaluated the safety …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis for the management of pain: assessment of safety study (COMPASS)

MA Ware, T Wang, S Shapiro, JP Collet, A Boulanger… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cannabis is widely used as a self-management strategy by patients with a wide range of
symptoms and diseases including chronic non-cancer pain. The safety of cannabis use for …

The medicinal use of cannabis in the UK: results of a nationwide survey

MA Ware, H Adams, GW Guy - International journal of clinical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The use of cannabis for medical purposes is a controversial but an important topic of public
and scientific interest. We report on the results of a self‐administered questionnaire study …

[HTML][HTML] Inhaled cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

…, GM Carter, N Shaparin, K Suslov, RJ Ellis, MA Ware… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chronic neuropathic pain, the most frequent condition affecting the peripheral nervous
system, remains underdiagnosed and difficult to treat. Inhaled cannabis may alleviate chronic …

The medicinal use of cannabis and cannabinoids—an international cross-sectional survey on administration forms

A Hazekamp, MA Ware, KR Muller-Vahl… - … of psychoactive drugs, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Cannabinoids, including tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol, are the most important
active constituents of the cannabis plant. Over recent years, cannabinoid-based medicines (…