differences between muscle relaxants
December 2006
We're getting questions about differences between muscle relaxants.
Some are for SPASTICITY...due to multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, etc. These are not for musculoskeletal problems.
Baclofen (Lioresal, etc) is the mainstay of spasticity treatment. It's effective and inexpensive.
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