Wrist Joint Pain Treatment 03

Muscle Relaxants for Wrist Joint Pain-06

Muscle pain or spasm of muscles of hand and forearm are treated with following muscle relaxants. Muscle relaxant causes sedation and sleepiness in few patients. Combination of opioids and muscle relaxants can be fatal. Physician will frequently monitor their patients for side effects and medication consumption behavior. Wrist pain due to muscle spasm or muscle pain is treated with one of the following muscle relaxants.

Baclofen

·         Pills available as 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg.

·         Suggested safe dosage per day- 30 to 60 mg.

Flexeril

·         Pills available as 5 mg and 10 mg.

·         Suggested safe dosage per day- 20 to 30 mg.

Skelaxin

·         Pills available as 800 mg.

·         Suggested safe dosage per day- 2400 to 3200 mg.

Robaxin

·         Pills available as 500 mg and 750 mg.

·         Suggested safe dosage per day- 1500 to 2150 mg.