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A member asked:
Will muscle relaxers help with stiff neck caused from surgery or will i have to go through with physical therapy. my nerves are still going haywire.
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Therapy is best: Muscle relaxers will not help with nerve issues and if you do not have spasticity, then they will more likely be sedatives then actually treating the underlying pathology, which therapy will address. You may have some scar tissue which could be contributing, depending on the surgery, and again, therapy could help with range of motion where muscle relaxers will not do anything but put you to sleep.
Answered 4/17/2015
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Age: At your age rest and relaxers should suffice.
Answered 2/10/2014
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