Spasticity is used to describe many of the involuntary muscle spasms a person with MS may have to endure and which may now be addressed by using Sativa MS. Involuntary muscle contractions can be quite painful and Sativex Multiple Sclerosis can bring much needed relief to the patient.

Simply put, various muscles of the MS patient will contract or twitch on their own. It may soon lead to persistent pain in the joints, lower back and the muscles themselves.

Until now there has been little success in finding specific treatment for spasticity with any drugs. There are some positive signs that situation could change with the use of Sativex MS.

It’s important to understand the cause of these painful and debilitating muscle spasms. Multiple sclerosis is now believed to be a result of an overactive immune system. This results in the fatty tissues that make a sheath covering the …

The plants grown by the GW Pharmaceutical are specifically grown to extract high quality cannabis for Sativex Multiple Sclerosis medicine to be used to treat MS symptoms; the plants used for Sativex MS therapy contain no psychoactive potential.  This is the result of 10 years of development, and so far it is paying off.  The drug relieves muscle stiffness in patients with MS.  Even though this is only one of the debilitating symptoms, any relief is welcome and improves the quality of life for these unfortunate patients.

Canada approves Sativex, MS patients worldwide await approval

The suffering from MS knows no boundaries but apparently relief from the symptoms does.  GW closely monitors the growth and production of the marijuana it uses to extract the cannabinoids.  It does so in hopes to allay fears that the plants will be diverted for recreational use.  These chemicals have plenty of anecdotal …