ArticleP & T : a peer-reviewed journal for formulary management2014
Considerations for the appropriate use of skeletal muscle relaxants for the management of acute low back pain.
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Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.
- Skeletal muscle relaxant for the treatment of fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy, acceptability, and safety of muscle relaxants for adults with non-specific low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2021Pooled it
- An assessment of the centrally acting muscle relaxant tolperisone on driving ability and cognitive effects compared to placebo and cyclobenzaprine.Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics · 2020Trial
- Mediation of chronic pain and disability on opioid use disorder risk by pain management practices among adult Medicaid patients, 2016-2019.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Mckenzie therapy plus simplified Wuqinxi exercise for improving lumbar spine motor function in chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Centrally Acting Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Sharing Molecular Targets with Drugs for Neuropathic Pain Management.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Testing the Safety of Piriformis Dry Needling Interventions: An Observational Study Evaluating the Predictive Value of Anthropometric and Demographic Factors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Comparative Risk of Injury with Concurrent Use of Opioids and Skeletal Muscle Relaxants.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2024Article
- Acute back pain: The role of medication, physical medicine and rehabilitation: WFNS spine committee recommendations.World neurosurgery: X · 2024Review
- What a pain in the … back: a review of current treatment options with a focus on naproxen sodium.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2024Review
- Tizanidine: Advances in Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Drug Formulations.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- Pharmacogenetic profiling and individualised therapy in the treatment of degenerative spinal conditions.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Review
- Pharmacological treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Non-Surgical Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Females.Current urology reports · 2022Review
- Population-based screening to detect benzodiazepine drug-drug-drug interaction signals associated with unintentional traumatic injury.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Signals of Muscle Relaxant Drug Interactions Associated with Unintentional Traumatic Injury: A Population-Based Screening Study.CNS drugs · 2022Article
- Review
- Ameliorative Potential of Hot Compress on Sciatic Nerve Pain in Chronic Constriction Injury-Induced Rat Model.Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience · 2022Article
- Benzodiazepines in sport, an underestimated problem: Recommendations for sports medicine physicians' practice.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Expert consensus of Chinese Association for the Study of Pain on the non-opioid analgesics for chronic musculoskeletal pain.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Review
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Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
For patients with low back pain, skeletal muscle relaxants are often initiated after failure of first-line analgesics. However, these medications (reviewed in this article) are controversial alternatives that carry risks of adverse effects and increased cost.
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25050056PMC4103716W2224797978What OpenQuestion holds
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