Methods of treating pains associated with neuroma, nerve entrapment, and other conditions

摘要

The present disclosure is drawn to methods for treating nerve entrapment pain; neuroma pain; headache associated with neuralgia; connective tissue pain such as iliotibial band pain, blood vessel pain, tendinopathy pain, medial tibial stress syndrome pain, bursitis, etc.; arthritis pain such as osteoarthritis pain or rheumatoid arthritis pain; pain associated with injury such as fracture, severance, break, sprain, strain, tear, point pain, (e.g., trigger point pain or hit point pain), focal pain, or bruise; or combinations of these pains. Specifically, a method for treating various types of pain includes the application of an analgesic system to a skin surface of a subject experiencing the pain and maintaining the analgesic system on the skin surface for a period of time of at least 30 minutes. The analgesic system applied to the skin surface can include a heating component and a local anesthetic formulation which includes at least one local anesthetic. The heating component can be capable of heating the skin surface to a temperature of 36 °C to 42 °C.