There are two classes of muscle relaxers. Antispasmodics reduce spasms by inhibiting signals in the brain, while antispastics affect the spinal cord and reduce muscle tightness and spasms.

A drug first identified 150 years ago and used as a smooth-muscle relaxant might make tumors more sensitive to radiation therapy, according to a recent study led by researchers at The Ohio State ...

Observations made on anesthetized patients with a recently introduced synthetic muscle relaxant, succinylcholine, indicated that this agent, administered in the form of continuous intravenous ...

For example, direct smooth-muscle relaxants that may be used to relieve urge incontinence related to detrusor instability include oxybutynin, flavoxate, and dicyclomine. Anticholinergic agents ...