Pharmaceutical removal of vascular extensions from a degenerating disc
First Claim
1. A method for treating neck or back pain with or without radiculopathy comprising providing an effective amount of a therapeutic agent to a disc region comprising a disc, the therapeutic agent adapted to disrupt a vascular element in the disc region.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for alleviating discogenic pain by administering a therapeutic agent that disrupts neuronal and/or vascular elements in the disc, which is typically a degenerated disc. Disruption of neuronal elements in the disc includes destroying nerve endings without substantially affecting the central body of the nerve, suppressing activation of the nerve endings, and inhibiting the growth of nerve endings into the disc. Disruption of vascular elements includes causing the vascular extensions to retract from the disc, or suppressing the formation of such extensions. The therapeutic agent may be administered locally via an interbody pump, a bolus or a depot, or may be administered systemically.
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- 1. A method for treating neck or back pain with or without radiculopathy comprising providing an effective amount of a therapeutic agent to a disc region comprising a disc, the therapeutic agent adapted to disrupt a vascular element in the disc region.
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