Bones, Joints & Muscles: Medications

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  • Muscle relaxants for a herniated disc

    Article
    07/21/08, Healthwise

    Muscle relaxant medicines relax muscles and may help reduce pain in people who have muscle spasms. The muscle-relaxing effects of these medicines are most likely the result of their ability to depress the central nervous system. They

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  • Infliximab for ankylosing spondylitis

    Article
    05/18/07, Healthwise

    Infliximab can help reduce the symptoms and slow the progression of ankylosing spondylitis. Infliximab is an immunosuppressive medicine, which means that it reduces the activity in the body's immune system. Infliximab reduces the effe

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  • Muscle relaxants

    Article
    02/06/08, Healthwise

    The muscle-relaxing effects of these medicines are most likely the result of their ability to depress the central nervous system. They are also called sedatives.

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  • Hyaluronan injections for osteoarthritis of the knee

    Article
    04/20/07, Healthwise

    Hyaluronan is a substance that doctors inject directly into your knee joint, where it may help supplement the knee joint's natural synovial fluid, relieving pain and improving your ability to use the knee. This treatment is also called vi

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  • Epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis

    Article
    02/21/08, Healthwise

    An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is a combination of a corticosteroid with a local anesthetic pain relief medicine. Corticosteroids are strong anti-inflammatory medicines used to relieve pain. The local anesthetic medicine helps gi

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  • Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) for fibromyalgia

    Article
    10/30/07, Healthwise

    SNRIs work to increase the activity of brain chemicals called serotonin and norepinephrine. Doctors do not know exactly how this improves fibromyalgia symptoms.

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  • Levodopa

    Drug
    02/12/04, Healthwise

    Contact your doctor immediately if you experience uncontrollable movements of the face, eyelids, mouth, tongue, neck, arms, hands, or legs; severe or persistent nausea or vomiting; an irregular heartbeat or fluttering in the chest; or unusual changes

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  • Carbidopa, entacapone, and levodopa

    Drug
    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Call your doctor immediately if you have uncontrollable movements of the mouth, tongue, cheeks, jaw, arms, or legs; fever; or increased body heat.

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  • Antispasmodics (muscle relaxants) for cerebral palsy

    Article
    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Antispasmodic medicines relax muscles and reduce muscle spasms. Specifically, diazepam relaxes the brain and body, baclofen blocks signals between the spinal cord and the muscles, and dantrolene interferes with muscle contraction.

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  • Injectable antispasmodic medicines for cerebral palsy

    Article
    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Injectable medicines, like other antispasmodic medicines, relax muscles and reduce muscle spasticity. They act only on the nerves and muscles surrounding the area where they are injected. Doctors give the injections directly into the

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