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Method and article for treatment of inflammatory disease

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-03-31
KEMPE FRIEDER K
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The study found that the changes in tenderness and pain were significantly non-zero in the negative direction for the group which switched from Farabloc to placebo and positive for the group that switched from placebo to Farabloc. This supports the hypothesis that Farabloc reduces tenderness and pain in fibromyalgia patients.
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Recently there has been increasing interest in electrobiological effects in humans. The use of low frequency electromagnetic fields to promote bone repair is well established. (See Pilla, “Low-intensity electromagnetic and mechanical modulation of bone growth and repair: are they equivalent?” J Orthrop Asc 2002; 7(3): 420-8). Electroporation, the use of high frequency, high voltage pulsed electrostimulation of cellular tissue to increase the permeability of the cell membrane has become well established and is used to enhance chemotherapy drug delivery (Neumann et al. “Fundamentals of electroporative delivery of drugs and genes” Bioelectrochem Bioenerg 1999 February; 48(1): 3-16; Gehl “Electroporation:theory and methods, perspectives for drug delivery, gene therapy and research”, Acta Physiol Scand 2003 April; 177(4); 437-47). Recent studies suggest low frequency electromagnetic fields reduce permeability of cell membranes ((Bordiushkov et al. “Structural-Functional changes in lymph...

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A method of treatment of pain from inflammatory diseases such as arthritis is disclosed. The affected areas of the patient are shielded from high frequency electromagnetic radiation while permitting low frequency electromagnetic radiation to reach the affected areas. The method may be accomplished by applying a radiation-shielding textile for an extended period of time, either by fashioning a garment from the textile or using a sheet or cover, or fashioning a wrap. The radiation-shielding textile found to be suitable is a cloth woven of yarn consisting of a textile fibre, such as nylon, and from two to thirty-five percent by weight of electrically conductive filament, preferably stainless steel.

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to methods of treating pain arising from inflammatory diseases in mammals such as humans. More particularly the invention relates to methods of treating pain arising from inflammatory diseases by shielding affected areas from high frequency electromagnetic fields. BACKGROUND Arthritis and rheumatism are general terms for acute and chronic conditions which are widespread in the population whose common symptoms are pain caused by inflammation. Arthritis is characterized by inflammation of a joint, accompanied by pain and swelling. Rheumatism is a general category of conditions characterized by inflammation and pain in muscles and joints and includes arthritis. Forms of arthritis include osteoarthritis. rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Rheumatic conditions include infectious arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis due to rheumatic fever, arthritis due to trauma or degenerative jo...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D13/12A61B19/00A61N1/16
CPCA41D13/1236A61N1/16A61B2019/4036A61B2090/0436Y10T442/475
Inventor KEMPE, FRIEDER K.
Owner KEMPE FRIEDER K