TREATMENT OF OVERUSE TENDINOPATHY USING TRANSDERMAL NITRIC OXIDE-GENERATING AGENTS

• Main Authors: MURRELL, GEORGE, C, PAOLONI, JUSTIN, A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 28.04.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

The present invention unexpectedly provides a method for treating acute or chronic tendinopathy by transdermal administration of low-dose glyceryl trinitrate, or other nitric oxide-generating agents. The present invention also provides a method of relieving pain caused by tendinopathy by transdermal administration of low-dose glyceryl trinitrate, or other nitric oxide-generating agents. L'invention se rapporte à un procédé surprenant pour traiter une tendinopathie aiguë ou chronique, par administration, par voie transdermique, d'une faible dose de trinitrate de glycéryle ou d'autres agents générateurs d'oxyde nitrique. Cette invention concerne en outre un procédé pour soulager une douleur causée par une tendinopathie, par administration, par voie transdermique, d'une faible dose de trinitrate de glycéryle ou d'autres agents générateurs d'oxyde nitrique.