Muscle relaxant
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Used for
baclofen, chlorzoxazone, Lioresal
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
dantrolene, flurazepam, papaverine, theobromine, theophylline
Facts
- Muscle relaxant is a drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone.
- Muscle relaxant may be used to alleviate symptoms such as muscle spasms, pain, and hyperreflexia.
- The first known muscle relaxant is curare (d-tubocurarine) used on arrows by South Amercian Indians to paralyze their prey in the 14th century.
- A muscle relaxant is also injected to help prevent your body from convulsing violently during the seizure.
