ADMINISTRATION OF CAPSAICINOIDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS

摘要

The present invention provides compositions and methods for attenuating or relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof by infiltrating at a surgical site or open wound in a human or animal a dose of capsaicinoid in an amount effective to denervate the surgical site or open wound substantially without eliciting an effect outside the surgical site or open wound.