Using Muscle Relaxants & Having a Massage
Posted: June 1st, 2016
Using muscle relaxers and having a massage can be dangerous
Lifestyle injuries are incredibly common in the United States, for a variety of reasons. Office work and sedentary jobs can put our bodies in atrophy and leave us with hunched computer programmer backs. Playing sports or doing physical exercise is definitely a positive for overall health, but there is still an injury risk. There isa selection of options available for patients including treatments like spa treatments, physical therapy and otherwise. Drugs like muscle relaxants can also be used to treat injuries. However, they are incredibly dangerous when combined! Just as taking different types of medication can have negative interactions, this type of injury treatment could have negative effects when paired together. Some drugs are incredibly powerful and need to be treated with extreme caution.
While many people are interested in getting a massage for a variety of reasons, including stress relief, relaxation and the joy of getting spa treatments. Massage therapy is considered wholesome and healthy, but there can be dangers. If patients are using muscle relaxants or do not disclose their muscle relaxant use to the person giving the massage, there can be dangerous consequences! Instead of leaving with a feeling of relaxation, stress relief, and satisfaction, the intoxicated patient will be leaving with a sprain or injury!
It is not safe to undergo massage therapy or receive spa treatments under the effects of muscle relaxants. If you are under the effects of muscle relaxants then you need to disclose this to the day spa or massage provider. Muscle relaxant use can put the day spa and other practitioners at a safety risk, and it is not in your best interest to seek their treatment while using muscle relaxants.