The Effect of Medical Cannabis on Pain Level and Quality of Sleep among Rheumatology Clinic Outpatients

Table 3

Pain and quality of sleep mean response to MC treatment.

Type	Fibromyalgia (%)	Degenerative problems (%)	Inflammatory problems (%)	Neuropathic pain (%)
Pain level	77	82	57	83
Sleep quality	78	71	76	87

MC = medical cannabis. Current mean improvement in pain and sleep compared to the period just prior to medical cannabis use. Inflammatory problems included rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, FMF, and sacroiliitis. Degenerative problems included mechanical back pain, knee osteoarthritis, physical injury, and spinal stenosis. Neuropathic problems included diabetic neuropathy, Parkinson’s, and tremor.