Back to results
US 5,707,642 AGranted
Method of treating fibromyalgia with relaxin
OwnerSamuel K. Yueinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of treating involuntary muscle dysfunctions includes administering a therapeuticaly effective amount of relaxin to a patient. Involuntary muscle dysfunctions amenable to treatment with relaxin include fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, dystonia, pelvic floor dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome, and others.
Claims1
A method for treating fibromyalgia by administering to a patient exhibiting painful contraction of bodily muscles from fibromyalgia a therapeutically effective amount of relaxin hormone, thereby decreasing the amount of painful contraction of the bodily muscles affected by relaxin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.