People with chronic pain are said to suffer from severe pain for at least three months. Their pain often ends up becoming a defining feature of their lives. They can end up in such debilitating pain that they cannot function. The pain can slowly eat away their entire lives, gradually becoming intolerable. The medications prescribed to manage such pain have their risks. There is a potential for addiction to these pills. There is also some evidence that suggests these medicines may harm the liver.

People know that the human body is a complex entity. The eyes help with vision, the mouth with taste, the ears with hearing, and so on. The system that makes sense of all the inputs and outputs is the nervous system. Scientists long believed that the nervous system alone manages the body. Until the recent discovery of the endocannabinoid system, also called the ECS.

The ECS works with the nervous system in running the show behind the scenes. It performs a supervisory role over other systems, including the nervous system. People suffering from chronic pain typically have an overactive pain response. The nerves in the affected area almost always shoot out pain signals to the brain. The ECS communicates with these nerves using natural molecules in the body. These molecules, called endocannabinoids are similar to hemp cannabinoids in shape.

Research suggests that cannabinoids may offer much promise in pain management. Hemp cannabinoids, on entering the body, help boost the performance of the ECS. They copy and mimic the action of the body’s natural endocannabinoids. They can help the ECS soothe aching nerves and calm areas with inflammation. Cannabinoids may help relieve chronic pain from all parts of the body. Since they are similar to natural endocannabinoids, there are other benefits.