Wondering

[xiansi]

OK... I use cannabis for my back and neck pains from an old car accident. I saw a chiropractor for about a year but the pain never really stopped. When I smoke my pain is gone nearly instantly but doesn't last very long.. and when I consume my cannabis the effects take about a half an hour but may last up to six hours.

I just wanted to know if anybody else has problems similar to these,
and what strains seem to work best for you.

p.s. I've found Mango Kush to be the best for me... and i've been using 5 years.

[daves19]

if you can get some or make it by yourself, ice hash is the best for pain...i use it for every physical problem i could get...you just feel numb all over as the concentration of this hash is very potent...

[mightymarijuanabuds]

i have a condition leaving me with extreme low back pain

since i am a student, i have to avoid mj use during the day, so i smoke regular mango (kc brains holland, $20 US for a 10pack from drchronic, 02 cup winner) at night, and do yoga or tai chi in the mornings

the yoga /taichi makes more of a difference to me than the mj... it is usually much more painful as i start.. and i stop when it stops hurting.. usually no more than 30min of simple sun salutations and torso flexion exercises

but by the end of the day the pain is back (mostly from sitting in class for too long, our bodies weren't meant to sit in chairs) and i don't want to do a workout twice a day, so i smoke, just buds, about a pipe every night

if your pain is more intense then hash may be a good option, but the amount needed to make it can become nearly impossible to keep up in the long run

as you know, mango is a good strain, i would suggest any full bodied indica, mango and california orange bud are my favorites.. OB is more resinous, you pretty much need scissors or something in order to break it up because of the insane amount of trichs and its density.. it is more potent than mango, i cant speak for mango x kush though

the OB is insanely resinous, great for making hash, but hash kills the yeild if you need to smoke consistently for a long time... OB is the next best thing IMO, but there still might be an even better strain out there if ya keep searchin

[xiansi]

Yes I know what you mean.. I have horrible neck pain in the morning after I wake up, and because of the conditions of the car accident, extreme burning pain in my lower back. The one advantage to it is that I can no longer slouch over and have to sit/stand as straight as a board. I had used MJ as a recreational drug when I was a teenager, but after the wreck I quit buying schwagg and bought high quality mj as a pain reliever and anti-depressant... (I study psychology and don't believe in the anti-depressant drugs on the market today because I know how they react chemically with the brain). I know there are a lot of "medical" buds out there like white rhino.. but often times, even though they kill the pain, leave me too couch-locked to still go about my daily tasks. What I like to do for my pain, is smoke a half-bowl (hooka) and then meditate for 30 minutes to an hour. This usually works for a day if I don't focus on the pain.. but if I begin to feel it or it comes to mind, I have to smoke again. I prefer mj to any other pain-killers because I know I cannot become physically addicted to it.