
Louise H Connolly MD
A different kind of medical practice
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Cannabis - CBD from Hemp
I have received so many questions from all of you about Cannabis that I thought it deserved a post of its own. I'll try to clarify...
Cannabis, Kava, and Kratom
HOPE,HYPE, AND PROMISE Cannabinoids: CBD and Marijuana Cannabis has been in medical literature for over 5,000 years! That's a long time....
Too Little Feel Good
Endorphin, Enkephalon, and Endocannabinoid Deficiency And What You Can Do About It Yes you can dampen a pain signal, numb the nerve with...
NMDA Receptor: The Drugs
NMDA receptor antagonist drugs definitely have a place in controlling chronic pain. But my goodness, we haven't found the right one yet!...
Blocking the Signal in Central Sensitivity Pain - The NMDA Receptor
We've talked about this receptor before, but it is such a powerful creator of pain, it deserves a post of it's own. If it is stimulated,...
Treating Central Sensitivity Syndromes
Fix Your Blood Brain Barrier Then Soothe and Nourish Your Microglia The famous blood brain barrier Here's the unifying concept here. ...
Gift of the Magi
The Three Kings and their gift have always fascinated me. In turn, this wonderful story reminds me that Christmas is about the birth of a...
Integrated Help for your Nerve Pain
THE SUPPLEMENTS This pain is not primarily from the bones, cartilage, or ligaments, this is about pain from the nerve itself, and...
Dampening Inflammation
Let's move on to dampening inflammation. Enough about stinky elevators and broccoli haters. Collagen and sulfur is like a shot of...
Pain Relief Potpourri
. Quell and other TEMS machines. TEMS machines interrupt the vicious cycle of pain radiating up the nerve from the sore spot, into the...
What's New in Treating Chronic Pain?
DIET AND EXERCISE Not that old hack again you groan, wondering why in the world you even bother to read this post. What do doctors ALWAYS...