Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S10-S13, March 2007

Industrial Medicine and Acute Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. 2. Medications for the Treatment of Acute Musculoskeletal Pain

  • William J. Sullivan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to William J. Sullivan, MD, PO Box 6508, Mailstop F-493, Aurora, CO 80045.
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  • Andre Panagos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York–Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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  • Patrick M. Foye, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
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  • Aaron W. Sable, MD

      Affiliations

    • St. John’s Macomb Hospital, Warren, MI
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  • Robert W. Irwin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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  • Joseph P. Zuhosky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Total Spine Specialists, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.

Abstract 

Sullivan WJ, Panagos A, Foye PM, Sable AW, Irwin RW, Zuhosky JP. Industrial medicine and acute musculoskeletal rehabilitation. 2. Medications for the treatment of acute musculoskeletal pain.

This self-directed learning module highlights medications used in the treatment of acute musculoskeletal pain in the context of industrial rehabilitation. It is part of the study guide on industrial rehabilitation medicine and acute musculoskeletal rehabilitation in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article compares various skeletal muscle relaxants, addresses issues related to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, provides an algorithm for acute pain management in an injured worker, and discusses topical medications for the treatment of pain.

Overall Article Objective

To summarize medication options in the treatment of acute musculoskeletal pain in the setting of injured workers.

Key Words: Administration, topical, Analgesics, Anti-inflammatory agents, Muscle relaxants, central, Rehabilitation

 

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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PII: S0003-9993(06)01564-4

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S10-S13, March 2007

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