Medical marijuana for symptom management
We are dedicated to providing our patients access to the latest treatments, including medical marijuana. We are advocates of this new promising treatment that can potentially aid many of those with chronic pain and other qualifying illnesses.
Jonathann Kuo
Dr. Jonathann Kuo, MD is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine specialist. As the founder of Hudson Medical and Hudson Wellness, Dr. Kuo is dedicated to creating a system where patients can receive the best in integrated musculoskeletal care, combining Medical and Wellness, Eastern and Western approaches.
Our approach
This program makes medical marijuana available to patients suffering from diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and neuropathies. The evidence suggests that medical marijuana may mitigate some symptoms associated with these conditions, including pain, severe nausea, and loss of appetite.
Conditions
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity
- Epilepsy
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Neuropathy or Huntington’s disease
- Cachexia or wasting syndrome
- Severe or chronic pain
- Severe nausea
- Seizures or severe or persistent muscle spasms.
