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Muscle relaxant. 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.
If the sciatica is causing you to have a lot of muscle spasm, then yes, muscle relaxants are great because along with the anti-inflammatories and pain meds, they help reduce the pain. Of course, they dont cure the sciatica, but they do aleviate the chronic cycle of nerve irritation and terrible spasm that you can get.