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Jedi mind trick turns a muscle relaxant drug into a stimulant
How much does the effect of a medication depend on what you are told about it? Quite a bit, apparently!
This strange and fascinating study in Psychosomatic Medicine showed that a muscle relaxant actually increases tension when the patient is told (lied to) that it is actually a stimulant. The false information is so potent [...]
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Muscle relaxants: still not very relaxing
Most people — both patients and many professionals — assume that muscle relaxants are effective, especially for injured necks and backs. This does not appear to be a safe assumption.
A new study in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medical Care compared ibuprofen and a muscle relaxant (cyclobenzaprine or Flexeril) for patients with serious soft-tissue injury [...]
Dr. Tim Taylor has contributed a new chapter to my book, Save Yourself from Trigger Points & Myofascial Pain Syndrome!