When back pain causes muscle spasm, it starts a cycle in which the muscle spasm causes more pain. This intensifies the muscle spasm, which causes more pain, and so forth until the cycle is broken.

A medicine that combines a muscle relaxant with a pain reliever can be an effective way of interrupting the cycle. If you think a medication might help you cope with your back pain, speak with your doctor or pharmacist about what your options are.

The Robax family of products, available without a prescription, offers a complete line of medications to treat all forms of back pain:

Contains an effective muscle relaxant (methocarbamol) plus the pain relieving power of ibuprofen. Ibuprofen is the most effective pain reliever you can buy without a prescription, and at prescription doses it is also an effective anti-inflammatory drug.

Contains an effective muscle relaxant (methocarbamol) plus the pain relief of acetaminophen.

Contains an effective muscle relaxant (methocarbamol) plus the pain relief of ASA (acetylsalicylic acid).

Contains an effective muscle relaxant (methocarbamol).