Method of treating pain
Assignee1474791 Ontario Limited
InventorGregory Blair Lamb
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for treatment of pain, the method comprising administering to the intrinsic spinal muscles of a mammal an amount of an agent sufficient to paralyze said muscles.
Claims10
A method of treating a disorder associated with spinal compression comprising administering an effective dose of botulinum toxin directly and solely to the intrinsic muscles of a patient in need of such therapy.
A method of treating spinal compression comprising penetrating the skin with an acupuncture needle, advancing the acupuncture needle between two vertebrae to provide a mechanical release of the spinal muscles, introducing an injection syringe containing botulinum toxin, and injecting the toxin directly and solely into the intrinsic muscles.
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