Muscle relaxants to relieve muscle spasms

Initially, muscle relaxants were used exclusively in surgical practice, to relieve muscle tone during surgery. To date, one of the most common uses of these drugs is the use of muscle relaxants to relieve muscle spasms and seizures.

Types of muscle relaxants

These drugs are divided into two groups:

1. Peripheral. Violate the signal from the motor nerve to the striated muscles. More often used in traumatology and surgery.
2. Central action. Influence the corresponding parts of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for muscle tone. They are used for diseases related to neurology.

Depending on the composition, the preparations of the central action are divided into the following types:

• derivatives of glycerol - Isoprotan, Meprothan, Prenderol;
• benzimidazole derivatives - Flexene;
• Lombinated preparations - Midokalm , Fenaglikodol, Baclofen.

Peripheral muscle relaxants are divided as follows:

• non-depolarizing - Arduan, Diplatzin, Melliktin, Piperkuronium, Tubokurarin chloride;
• Depolarizing - Ditilin and others;
• mixed - Dixon and others.

In addition, depending on the duration of exposure, muscle relaxants are divided into preparations of ultrashort, short, medium and long-acting.

The use of muscle relaxants to relieve muscle spasms

These preparations are usually released in the form of tablets and injectable solutions. The injections are done with acute attacks and only under medical supervision. For long-term treatment, tablets are used. Since muscle relaxants affect the nervous system and the conductivity of nerve signals, in the form of ointments and creams, they are not used to relieve muscle spasms, because of the low effectiveness of this application. External preparations for relaxation of muscles and removal of spasms, sometimes called muscle relaxants, usually refer to other groups of drugs (painkillers, NSAIDs, etc.).

Muscle relaxants are used to relieve muscle spasms in the back and neck with:

• osteochondrosis ;
• intercostal neuralgia;
• coxarthrosis;
• pondyleza;
• spasms of leg muscles in sciatica.

Side effects of muscle relaxants:

• allergies;
• dizziness;
• nausea;
• lethargy and drowsiness;
• lowering blood pressure;
• headache;
• stool disorders;
• impaired renal function with prolonged use.

Overdose of muscle relaxants can lead to life-threatening conditions.

List of muscle relaxants used to relieve muscle spasms

Consider the most common drugs for the withdrawal of spasms of this group:

1. Midsummer (Tolperizin). At the moment, one of the most widely used drugs. Not only relieves tension in the muscles, but also has an additional anesthetic and vasodilating effect. Also one of the advantages of myoclamma is that, unlike most muscle relaxants, it does not have a sedative effect.
2. Baclofen (Baclosan). One of the drugs with the most rapid impact, but with a significant number of side effects. Most often this muscle relaxant is used to relieve muscle spasms in the back and neck with osteochondrosis.
3. Sirdalur (Tizanidine). The preparation of complex action, which removes muscle spasms and exerts an anesthetic effect. It is used not only for relief of acute symptoms, but also for the treatment of chronic diseases.

In addition, with muscle spasms, such drugs are considered effective as:

• Clonazepam (prolonged use is undesirable, it is addictive);
• Orphenadrine;
• Methocarbamol;
• Cyclobenzaprin.