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> It is hoped the drug — which is not a cure but will make the condition much less painful for sufferers > It works by blocking a compound that supports the n
by usaphp 2y ago
> It is hoped the drug — which is not a cure but will make the condition much less painful for sufferers
> It works by blocking a compound that supports the nerve cells involved in transmitting pain signals to the brain.
Unfortunately it doesn't fix the underlying issue.
- ghostly_s 2y agobut the sentence prior says "it restores protective processes to diseased joints and enables the regeneration of affected tissues." I don't understand how it does if it's just blocking pain signals.
- skybrian 2y agoI don’t know about this case, but in general, the body’s reaction to pain sometimes makes things worse, so relieving pain can be part of encouraging recovery.
- robbiep 2y agoDegenerative diseases don’t de-pathologise when you remove their pain
- nwienert 2y agoPathways that remove pain can be due to healing though, it's a mildly positive indicator.
- robbiep 2y agoThis is at best a fallacy with occasional exceptions and in this particular case, just plain incorrect. If it works by 'blocking a compound that supports nerve cells in transmitting pain' it isn't doing anything to correct the pathology. You are, in the truest sense of the way that people naively talk in derogatory terms around modern medicine, 'treating the result, not the cause'
- nwienert 2y agoIt's definitely not a fallacy that things that relieve pain can also help heal or prevent damage, NSAIDs are a great example. It mentions it may do more than just blocking the signal in the article.