Powanda Michael C
M/P Biomedical Consultants LLC, 402 Live Oak Drive, Mill Valley, 94941, CA, USA,
Inflammopharmacology. 2014 Dec;22(6):327-32. doi: 10.1007/s10787-014-0219-7. Epub 2014 Oct 19.
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.
