Abstract Context: Cannabis use has increased, in large part due to decriminalization. Despite this increase in usage, it remains unclear what proportion of athletes use cannabis and what effect it…
Condition: Sports
Cannabis and Athletic Performance
Abstract Cannabis is widely used for both recreational and medicinal purposes on a global scale. There is accumulating interest in the use of cannabis and its constituents for athletic recovery,…
Therapeutic Potential for Cannabinoids in Sports Medicine: Current Literature Review
Abstract Cannabidiol and other cannabinoids are being used more frequently for sports medicine–related conditions. This review will help sports medicine clinicians answer questions that their athletes and active patients have…
Cannabis, cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol in sport: an overview
Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract The World Anti-Doping Agency now allows cannabidiol (CBD) to be taken in elite sport, but has retained all other cannabinoids on…
Protective effect and mechanism of cannabidiol on myocardial injury in exhaustive exercise training mice
Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Cannabinoid diphenol (CBD) is a non-toxic main component extracted from cannabis, which has the effects of anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptosis and anti-oxidative stress. In…
Cannabis use in active athletes
Abstract Cannabis use has not been well characterized in athletes. Studies primarily examine problematic use or its categorization by anti-doping bodies as a banned substance. Patterns of use, reasons…
The New Runner’s High? Examining Relationships Between Cannabis Use and Exercise Behavior in States With Legalized Cannabis
Scientific literature examining cannabis use in the context of health behaviors, such as exercise engagement, is extremely sparse and has yielded inconsistent findings. This issue is becoming increasingly relevant as…
Injury, Pain, and Prescription Opioid Use Among Former National Football League (NFL) Players
Background—Athletes with injury-related pain, especially National Football League (NFL) players, are at increased risk for opioid use and misuse which may result in medical, psychiatric and social problems. This is…
Update on the Role of Cannabinoid Receptors after Ischemic Stroke
Cannabinoids are considered as key mediators in the pathophysiology of inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis. In particular, they have been shown to reduce the ischemic injury after acute cardiovascular events, such…
Tissue Engineering of Cartilage; Can Cannabinoids Help?
This review discusses the role of the cannabinoid system in cartilage tissue and endeavors to establish if targeting the cannabinoid system has potential in mesenchymal stem cell based tissue-engineered cartilage…