Treatment of levator ani syndrome with cyclobenzaprine

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Sheikh, Maheen ^a   Kunka, Crystal A ^b   Ota, Ken S ^a  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Scottsdale Healthcare ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal pain; Cyclobenzaprine; Levator ani syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYCLOBENZAPRINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI SYNDROME; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE SPASM; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANUS DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PAIN;

EID: 84867824136     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1R144     Document Type: Review

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