141 results about "Muscle cramp" patented technology

Devices, systems, and methods treat cosmetic defects, and often apply cooling with at least one tissue-penetrating probe inserted through of the skin of a patient. The cooling may remodel one or more target tissue so as to effect a desired change in a composition of the target tissue and/or a change in its behavior. Exemplary embodiments of the cooling treatments will interfere with the nerve/muscle contractile function chain so as to mitigate wrinkles of the skin. Related treatments may be used therapeutically for treatment of back and other muscle spasms, chronic pain, and the like. Some embodiments may remodel subcutaneous adipose tissue so as to alter a shape or appearance of the skin surface.

The present invention relates to a method and transdermal pharmaceutical composition for preventing magnesium deficiency or imbalances associated with magnesium deficiency including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, cardiac arrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, preeclampsia, dysautonomia, mitral valve prolapse, asthma, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, muscle spasms and cramping, premenstrual syndrome, osteoporosis, kidney stones, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia. The transdermal pharmaceutical composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of magnesium and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of zinc a vitamin such as B-complex vitamin, a carotenoid, a mineral, or a combination thereof may also be included in the transdermal pharmaceutical composition. A therapeutically effective amount of progesterone may also be included in the transdermal pharmaceutical composition. The transdermal pharmaceutical composition may be topically administered to prevent magnesium deficiency or imbalances caused by magnesium deficiency.

A compound of formula:

where Ar₁, Ar₂, X, R₃, and m are as disclosed herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Tetrahydropiperidyl Compound”); compositions comprising an effective amount of a Tetrahydropiperidyl Compound; and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Tetrahydropiperidyl Compound are disclosed herein.

Piperidine Compounds; compositions comprising a Piperidine Compound; and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Piperidine Compound are disclosed. In one embodiment, the Piperidine Compound has the formula:

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Ar₁, Ar₂, X, R₃, R₄, and m are as disclosed herein.

The present invention includes a transdermal composition which contains a pharmaceutically effective amount of a cannabinoid for delivery of the cannabinoid to the bloodstream of a user. The composition may comprise the following components: a surfactant-lecithin organogel; and a cannabinoid. The composition may also comprise an exogenous terpene. The cannabinoid is capable of diffusing from the composition into the bloodstream of the user, and may be used in methods for treating a patient suffering from a condition such as pain, nausea and emesis, convulsions, muscle spasm, inflammation, depression, and cachexia.

A manually operated cylindrical roller is disclosed which facilitates the even application of pressure to the body tissue of a client during massage therapy, including tendons, ligaments, and muscles (e.g. the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, sartorius, plantaris, and the like). Variations of the disclosed tool comprise inflatable and non-inflatable components, as well as foam components. The disclosed invention relieves sore and achy muscles, helps blood circulation, relieving muscle cramps, loosening tight and knotted muscles, and relieving pressure from the massage therapist's hands.

The methods and compositions of the present invention are directed to the treatment or amelioration of muscle cramps using a composition that includes one or more TRPV1 channel activators, and/or one or more TRPA1 channel activators, and/or one or more ASIC channel activators.

Methods of treating pain are disclosed, wherein a non-pulsed, low-frequency electrical current is applied to the nerve carrying the pain signals in order to suppress transmission of those signals. In desired embodiments, the current is applied in a direction transverse to the nerve axis. Such currents have been found not to induce motor-neuron recruitment, meaning these methods can treat pain without causing muscle spasm or other muscular responses. A cuff for applying such a current transverse to the nerve axis is also disclosed.

A compound of formula: wherein A, Ar, R<3>, R<6>, and m are disclosed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a "Cyanoiminopiperazine Compound"), compositions comprising an effective amount of a Cyanoiminopiperazine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain, urinary incontinence, an ulcer, inflammatory-bowel disease, irritable-bowel syndrome, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Cyanoiminopiperazine Compound are disclosed.

A rehabilitation training device with anti-convulsant and anti-thrombotic functions for stroke patients comprises a bed frame, a supporting plate and a control mechanism, wherein the supporting plate consists of a fixed part and a rotating part which are hinged to each other; a head and neck support is arranged at one end of the supporting plate; an electrode plate capable of releasing stimulation pulses is arranged on the outer surface of the head and neck support; and the rotating part can be pushed upwards or return downwards. A push-and-pull rod II is arranged at the tail end of the fixed part, and front-back swinging training of a front section of a sole of a patient can be realized. A forearm fixing plate and a shank fixing plate are arranged on the supporting plate, electrode plates are distributed on the surface of the forearm fixing plate and the surface of the shank fixing plate, and the forearm fixing plate and the shank fixing plate can drive the upper limbs or lower limbs of the patient to finish left-right swinging and front-back flexion and extension movements. By the rehabilitation training device, sitting-up and lying-down training, continuous transformation of functional positions of upper affected limbs and lower affected limbs, anti-convulsant training of front-back swinging of soles of both feet and pulse massaging stimulation of the stroke patient can be implemented automatically, muscle spasm and atrophy of the bedridden stroke patient are avoided effectively, and rapid recovery of the stroke patient is promoted.

The present invention includes a transdermal patch which contains a pharmaceutically effective amount of a cannabinoid for delivery of the cannabinoid to the bloodstream of a user. The patch may comprise the following components: a backing; and a skin-adhesive polymer matrix attached to one side of the backing, which includes a cannabinoid, a carrier agent, a terpene, and a permeation agent. The cannabinoid is capable of diffusing from the matrix in the transdermal patch into the bloodstream of the user, and may be used in methods for treating a patient suffering from a condition such as pain, nausea and emesis, convulsions, muscle spasm, inflammation, depression, and cachexia.

Compounds of formulae:

where X is S or O and Ar₂, R₁, R₂, R₃, R₈, n, m, and t are disclosed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “3-substituted Pyridyl Compound”), compositions comprising an effective amount of a 3-substituted Pyridyl Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain, urinary incontinence, an ulcer, inflammatory-bowel disease, irritable-bowel syndrome, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a 3-substituted Pyridyl Compound are disclosed herein.

Disclosed is a rehabilitation training bed for a stroke patient. The rehabilitation training bed comprises a bedstead, a support plate, a control mechanism and a driving motor set; the support plate is composed of a fixed part and a rotating part which are hinged to each other, one end of the support plate is provided with a head and neck support, the head and neck support is of an inflatable structure, and the outer surface of the head and neck support is provided with electrode sheets capable of releasing stimulating pulses; a power mechanism and a push-pull rod are arranged below the rotating part to achieve upward pushing and downward returning of the rotating part. The support plate is provided with forearm fixing plates and calf fixing plates, wherein electrode sheets are distributed on the surfaces of the forearm fixing plates and the surfaces of the calf fixing plates; the driving motor set can drive the upper limbs or the lower limbs of the patient to make left-right swing and forth-back extension movement through the forearm fixing plates and the calf fixing plates. The rehabilitation training bed for the stroke patient can automatically conduct sitting-up and lying-down training, constant changing of the functional positions of the upper limbs and the lower limbs and pulse massage stimulation on the stroke patient, so that muscle spasm and atrophy of the stroke patient who is bedridden for a long time are effectively avoided, and the rapid rehabilitation of the stroke patient is promoted.

A medical auxiliary apparatus for scapulohumeral periarthritis recovery comprises an arm uplift reciprocating motion mechanism, an arm outward extending reciprocating motion mechanism and a shoulder knocking mechanism which are arranged on a seat; a motor a controlled by pulse current drives an arm fixing plate to rotate vertically through a worm gear reducer, a transmission shaft, a traverse adjustment sliding sleeve and a fixed seat, an arm is driven to perform uplift reciprocating motion; a motor b controlled by the pulse current drives a big gear to rotate around a rotating shaft arranged on the fixed seat through a small gear, the arm fixing plate fixedly connected with the big gear is driven to rotate, and the arm is driven to perform outward extending reciprocating motion; the motor b controlled by the pulse current drives a hammer to perform back reciprocating motion through a crank and rocker mechanism, the shoulders of a patient are knocked on, and the hammer takes the effect of massage. By means of arm mechanical motion accompanied by knocking massage, the adhesive diseased tissue in the shoulders of the patient can be relieved gradually, muscle spasm is relieved, inflammatory edema is eliminated gradually, pain is relieved, and the patient recovers in the end.

A hand-held pressure applicator for treating painful muscle spasms, trigger points, or muscle tension in combination with an electromyographic (EMG) sensor and other possible add-ons, such as a means for applying laser therapy. Manual tactile pressure is applied through the hand-held applicator which is placed directly on the affected area overlaying the problematic muscle spasm or trigger point. Pressure sensors located at the tip of the applicator monitor the amount of tactile pressure administered to the patient. The applicator applies pressure to the affected area while simultaneously monitoring the muscular activity by way of EMG biofeedback. The applicator of the invention provides real time feedback that can be used to adjust the applied pressure, continue at the same level, or conclude the session.

A novel beverage composition, which comprises a mixture of water, natural flavorings and color, and a very specific concentration of salts(s), which when administered orally to a person with a muscle spasm, commonly known as a cramp, stops the muscle cramp within a very short period of time, and which period depends on the person's body weight.