CBD and Traumatic Brain Injury

CBD and Traumatic Brain Injury:
The pandemic of sports-related traumatic brain injury and the associated
development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (also known as traumatic
brain injury or TBI) has prompted an interest within the medical community in
the role of the endocannabinoid system and the use of Cannabidiol (CBD) to
reduce brain inflammation among athletes.
Recent research supports the efficacy of administering Cannabidiol (CBD) both
preventatively and therapeutically in head injury. The decrease in human
cannabinoids after injury appears to be associated with neurological
inflammation, and, because the endocannabinoid system regulates the vast array
of pathways essential for human life, the impact of brain injury affects all facets
of the brain’s function. Administration of phytocannabinoids may be vital in
restoring neurological function which affects pain perception, mood, learning,
appetite, and metabolic function. Cannabidiol is safe and has shown great
promise as both a preventative and therapeutic intervention in the management
of TBI.
Physicians, exercise physiologists and neuroscientists are opening a new frontier
of therapy that could change the lives of those who have been injured, and
possibly prevent serious injury in the future.