METHODS FOR TREATING POST-OPERATIVE EFFECTS SUCH AS SPASTICITY AND SHIVERING WITH CLONIDINE

摘要

Effective treatments of spasticity and shivering that accompanies surgeries are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of clonidine at or near a target site, one can relax muscle fibers. This administration of clonidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is particularly useful following the surgery.