# Q for those in the PT field...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-those-in-the-pt-field/187966>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 12, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-those-in-the-pt-field/187966 "2003-07-12T14:26:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-those-in-the-pt-field/187966/1 "2003-07-12T14:26:44Z")

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Just wondering…can a patient taking a muscle relaxer do PT exercises, or is it recommended to stop the muscle relaxer? Does a muscle relaxer have any effect on the effectiveness of such exercises and/or the patients’ ability to do such exercises?

- Jinx

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**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-those-in-the-pt-field/187966/2 "2003-07-13T00:43:48Z")

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I’m not in the field, but just finished a three week course of PT. FWIW, my therapist said that analgesics were okay but discouraged me from taking muscle relaxers during exercises.