SGEM#366: Relax, Don’t Do It – Skeletal Muscle Relaxants for Low Back Pain

Ensayos extraídos del pódcast de Dr. Ken Milne

• 2022The Relative Efficacy of Seven Skeletal Muscle RelaxantsEmergency & ResuscitationIn887 emergency department patients with acute non-radicular low back pain,adding a skeletal muscle relaxant to an NSAIDdid not improvefunctional disability at one weekcompared withplacebo plus an NSAID.
• 2019Comparison of Oral Ibuprofen at Three Single-Dose Regimens for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency DepartmentEmergency & ResuscitationIn 225 adults with acute pain in the emergency department, a lower oral ibuprofen dose reduced pain at 60 minutes as much as higher doses.