A type of muscle relaxant medication used to treat muscle spasms and stiffness; also spelled 'baclofen' more commonly.
A pharmaceutical trademark/generic name, likely derived from components of its chemical name 'beta-4-chlorophenyl GABA.' Developed in the 1970s and approved by the FDA in 1977.
Baclofen (often misspelled as 'baclin') is fascinating because it works on your spinal cord rather than the muscle itself—it reduces the nerve signals that cause muscles to contract, which is why it helps spastic paralysis from stroke or spinal injury.
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