“NSAIDs get us some of the way to relief,” Dr. Friedman said. “We had hoped that opioids or skeletal muscle relaxants would get us the rest of the way,” but they don’t, he said.
“For patients who can’t tolerate NSAIDs, muscle relaxants are very reasonable,” Dr. Friedman said. “Opioids, too, may play a role in these latter patients.”
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One Response to “Muscle Relaxants, Opioids Offer No Benefit for Low Back Pain”
July 26, 2016
RachelYou would think that muscle relaxants would help with back pain, but it seems like that’s not the case. Thanks for sharing.