# US 5,707,642 A · Method of treating fibromyalgia with relaxin

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- Number: US 5,707,642 A
- Document ID: US5707642A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/802,340
- Filed: 1997-02-11
- Granted: 1998-01-13
- Earliest claimed: 1995-11-17
- Inventors: Samuel K. Yue
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5707642A

## CPC

- A61K 38/2221: {Relaxins}
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.