Question

What is the most important teaching from the plan of care, to emphasize, when a client is prescribed a skeletal muscle relaxant?

Answer 1

Answer:

It is important to understand the effects muscle relaxers have on the physiological processes of the body because as therapists it is likely some patients will be using these drugs. Muscle relaxers are commonly used to decrease muscle spasticity or spasms and lessen low back pain from musculoskeletal diseases or injuries [1]. Muscle relaxers are a class of drug that effectively decreases skeletal muscle function which in turn produces a tranquilizing effect. Common types of muscle relaxers include:

• Baclofen (Lioresal, Baclosan)

• Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)

• Metaxalone (Skelaxin)

• Carisoprodol (Soma, Carisoma, Sodol)

• Methocarbamol (Marbaxin, Robaxin)

• Chlorzoxazone (Parafon Forte, Remular)

• Orphenadrine (Flexon, Norgesic, Norflex)

• Quinine

• Dantrolene (Dantrium)

• Tizanidine (Zanaflex) [1]

• Botulinum toxin type-A