Methods and systems for diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia
OwnerRobert S. Katzinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia in a patient. In one method, a pressure value is obtained for the patient, wherein the pressure value is determined by inserting a needle of a device into a location in the patient, injecting saline solution into the patient at the location, and measuring a pressure at the location; and fibromyalgia is diagnosed in the patient if the pressure at the location exceeds a threshold pressure value. The present disclosure also provides a device for use in the methods of the disclosure. One such device includes a needle, a syringe including a saline solution, a tube positioned between the syringe and the needle, and a pressure sensor configured to obtain a pressure value at a muscle location of a patient.
Claims12
A method for treating fibromyalgia in a patient comprising:
- (a) obtaining an intramuscular pressure value at a muscle location of the patient;
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- (b) administering an effective amount of a muscle relaxant to the patient when the intramuscular pressure value at the muscle location reaches a threshold value.
A method for treating fibromyalgia in a patient comprising:
- (a) obtaining an intramuscular pressure value at a muscle location of the patient;
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- (b) diagnosing fibromyalgia in the patient when the intramuscular pressure value at the muscle location reaches a threshold value;
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- (c) administering an effective amount of a muscle relaxant to the patient when the intramuscular pressure value at the muscle location reaches a threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.