23 years on prednisone. 7 years on a biologic. Medications I can't remember the names of anymore. Eventually I stopped waiting for someone to explain it to me and started reading the pharmacology myself. This is where I write what I find.
Pain patches for back pain compared by what's in them: heat wraps, capsicum, Salonpas, lidocaine and CBD. What the trials show, wear times, and who should skip which.
CBD oil is not an essential oil. What each one is, what the joint pain trials show, how to combine them on skin safely, and why you never swallow the blend.
Bengay vs Salonpas, label by label: the Bengay patch is 5% menthol only, Salonpas adds methyl salicylate, an NSAID. Which to buy, and who should skip both.
CBD for foot pain depends on what's hurting: joints, nerves or the plantar fascia. What the trials show for each, and which CBD format fits which.
Locoa (Loqoa) is a Japanese prescription esflurbiprofen patch; Salonpas is an OTC methyl salicylate and menthol patch. How they differ, and the interaction risks.
Spinal stenosis is a structural problem, so CBD oil won't fix the narrowing. Here's what's actually been tested in stenosis, and where CBD honestly fits.
Ron Lev, RA patient for 30+ years, cuts through the noise on natural supplements for joint mobility - what the evidence shows and what he actually takes.
A breakdown of the best pain patches for arthritis by ingredient and mechanism - lidocaine, capsaicin, diclofenac, CBD - from an RA patient of 30+ years.
CBD patches for pain relief bypass liver metabolism unlike CBD oil - the pharmacokinetic difference explains when the patch is the smarter choice for daily pain management.
I took prednisone for 23 consecutive years for rheumatoid arthritis. Here is what I learned about long-term steroid use, what helped me taper, and what the research says about CBD and cortisol.
A guide to muscle patches for pain relief by mechanism - menthol, heat, lidocaine, and CBD transdermal - and which type actually fits which kind of muscle pain.
What rheumatoid arthritis nodules are, why they form in roughly 20-30% of RA patients, which treatments help, and what to watch for - from a 30-year RA patient.