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The feeling that muscles are always tight or strained, sometimes to the point of frequent pain, or even persistent and ongoing pain. One can experience tension, pain or cramps in any of the body's muscles.
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What we've learned
Symptom Severities
Treatments Patients Take For Muscle tension
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclobenzaprine | 3 | 100% |  |
| Clonazepam | 2 | 67% | |
| Massage | 2 | 67% | |
| Yoga | 2 | 67% | |
| Alprazolam | 1 | 33% | |
| Bupropion | 1 | 33% | |
| Calcium Magnesium and Zinc | 1 | 33% | |
| Carisoprodol | 1 | 33% | |
| Celebrex | 1 | 33% | |
| Codeine-Acetaminophen | 1 | 33% | |
| Escitalopram | 1 | 33% | |
| Fluoxetine | 1 | 33% | |
| Gabitril | 1 | 33% | |
| Ibuprofen | 1 | 33% | |
| Lamotrigine | 1 | 33% | |
| Music lessons | 1 | 33% | |
| Physical Exercise | 1 | 33% | |
| Skelaxin | 1 | 33% | |
| Tizanidine | 1 | 33% | |
| Trazodone | 1 | 33% | |