RT Book, Section
A1 Elliott, Jennifer A.
A2 Bajwa, Zahid H.
A2 Wootton, R. Joshua
A2 Warfield, Carol A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1131937326
T1 Muscle Relaxants and α2 Agonists for Pain Management
T2 Principles and Practice of Pain Medicine, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071766838
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1131937326
RD 2024/10/05
AB Skeletal  muscle  relaxants  are  frequently  used  in  patients  with  both  acute  and  chronic  pain  when  a  component  of  muscle  spasm  is  thought  to  be  contributing  to  pain  symptomatology.  They  are  also  used  in  the  management  of  disorders  in  which  spasticity  is  a  prominent  feature,  such  as  multiple  sclerosis,  cerebral  palsy,  and  after  spinal  cord  injury  or  stroke  with  paresis.  A  wide  variety  of  muscle  relaxants  are  available,  and  selection  of  an  agent  for  use  may  be  influenced  by  factors  such  as  cost,  perceived  potency,  side  effect  profile,  chronicity  of  pain,  and  addictive  potential  (or  lack  thereof).  Commonly  used  muscle  relaxants  in  the  United  States  include  baclofen,  carisoprodol,  chlorzoxazone,  cyclobenzaprine,  dantrolene,  diazepam,  metaxalone,  methocarbamol,  orphenadrine,  and  tizanidine.