Topical therapeutic agents that reduce or inhibit joint or muscle pain or musculoskeletal pain in mammals

摘要

A treatment for topical use in alleviating or inhibiting joint pain, muscle pain, or musculoskeletal pain in a mammal. The treatment includes dried nettle plant applied to the skin of a mammal, or includes liquid nettle extract applied to the skin of a mammal, or includes a textile fabric ( 24 ) and a treatment composition ( 32 ) including an extract of a nettle plant. A method of alleviating or inhibiting joint pain, muscle pain, or musculoskeletal pain in a mammal includes the step of topically applying dried nettle, liquid nettle extract, or a treatment fabric to an area of the skin of the mammal proximate a pain site. A method of making a treatment fabric includes: contacting a liquid with a textile fabric ( 24 ), the liquid including an extract ( 22 ) of nettle plant; and removing at least a portion of the liquid, thereby forming the treatment fabric.