Patient/caregiver was educated on how to take Flexeril as follows: Take the medication at the same time, every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Taking the medication at regularly spaced intervals helps to maintain appropriate blood levels of flexeril needed to derive the desired beneficial effects and also prevent toxicity with the medication. Maintain strict compliance with intake of the medication as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of Flexeril as follows: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Motor nerves originate in the brain and travelling through the spinal cord, reach the various muscles throughout the body, thus conducting the impulse to the muscles. ALS is a condition in which there is progressive degeneration of the motor nerves controlling the activity of the various muscles. Progressive degeneration of the motor nerves contributes to altered and compromised impulse conduction. Depending [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of Flexeril as follows: Other muscle pains and headaches Flexeril along with use of other medications such as, pain killers, can be used for relief of muscle spasms, muscle pain, and headaches secondary to various other injury, infections, and inflammatory conditions, such as, sciatica, tetanus, and migraine. Chronic neuropathy Individuals with history of poorly controlled diabetes can present with irritated and inflamed nerves in the distal extremities. This can [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of Flexeril as follows: Degenerative disc disease Osteoarthritis involving the vertebrae can exert pressure on the spinal cord, inflame, irritate, and damage the nerves running along the spinal cord. This can result in abnormally increased muscle tone, pain, spasticity, and rigidity. Flexeril intake could inhibit conduction of impulses along these inflamed nerves to the muscles, help relieve the spasms and tightness, relax the muscle, and thus contribute to relief [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon mechanism of action of Flexeril as follows: Nerve impulses travel from the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) along the nerves to the muscles. Conduction of nerve impulse to the muscle results in muscle contraction. Inhibition of nerve impulse conduction to the muscle results in relaxation of muscle. Mechanism of flexeril action is not exactly clear. Flexeril is thought to work by depressing the brain (central nervous system). Depression of [...]