title: Is there a role for vitamin D in the treatment of chronic pain?
abstract: A brief survey of recent literature was conducted with regard to vitamin D and pain. There is evidence for and against a role for vitamin D in the treatment of chronic pain. The contradictory findings may have to do with study design or perhaps the type and intensity of pain. To answer the question whether there is a role for vitamin D in the treatment of chronic pain, larger and longer duration studies need to be conducted. The design should also be such to assess whether vitamin D might act to increase the effectiveness of existing analgesics and/or reduce the dose and duration of their use, thereby increasing safety.
authors.affiliation: M/P Biomedical Consultants LLC, 402 Live Oak Drive, Mill Valley, 94941, CA, USA, powanda@mpbiomed.com.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Powanda
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D014807:Vitamin D