People. John Adams-Samuel Adams's cousin and a strong patriot. John Adams worked with his cousin to organize Boston patriots and wrote most of the Massachusetts Constitution. He helped negotiate the peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War and later served as the second president of the United States.
This article is about skeletal muscle relaxants. For information on smooth muscle relaxants, see Antispasmodic. A muscle relaxant is a drug that affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone. It may be used to alleviate symptoms such as muscle spasms, pain, and hyperreflexia. The term muscle relaxant is used to refer to two major therapeutic groups: neuromuscular blockers and spasmolytics.
1 Anti-inflammatory medication (such as ibuprofen, or possibly oral steroids), to reduce the local inflammation that is a cause of the pain. 2  See NSAIDs. 3  Muscle relaxants, which may be prescribed on a short-term basis to relieve severe lower back pain associated with muscle spasms. 4  See Muscle Relaxants.