MONDAY, July 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Benzodiazepines and
muscle relaxants are associated with serious falls among people living with HIV in their 50s, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Some medications such as sedatives,
muscle relaxants and antidepressants among others can also cause constipation in the elderly.
Participants applied creams that included drugs such as lidocaine, ketamine, and gabapentin, or a combination of
muscle relaxants and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs three times per day.
Skeletal
muscle relaxants are drugs that reduce the muscle tone.
[3] In general, LBP is managed with the short-term use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and centrally acting skeletal
muscle relaxants.[4] Unfortunately, NSAIDs have gastric intolerance, whereas most of the centrally acting
muscle relaxants have central nervous system depressant side-effects such as sedation, dizziness, impairment of coordination, mental confusion, weakness etc.
Muscle relaxants are a necessary part of anesthesia during certain major operations.
The therapeutics involve various drug classes such as analgesics, anesthetics, and skeletal
muscle relaxants. Topical pain relievers are becoming increasingly popular in sports category owing to their site-specific action, cost-effectiveness, instant pain relief, and availability in the OTC segment.
ISLAMABAD -- Usage of
muscle relaxants may increase the risk of respiratory complications after surgery, a new study said.
He notes that the most significant market trend affecting leg cramp and restless leg sufferers is the fact that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has made access to prescription
muscle relaxants more difficult by increasing the regulatory restraints on these medications, which are now categorized as "high risk" for the elderly.
MENTAL health charity Mind says ECT is given under a general anaesthetic and uses
muscle relaxants, so that the muscles only twitch slightly, and the body does not convulse during the fit the treatment induces.