November 06, 2024 JAMA Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This 8-week randomized clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of vitamin K2 for nocturnal leg cramps (NLCs) in 199 participants. The primary outcome of interest was the number of reported NLCs during the week. Participants in the vitamin K2 group experienced a significant reduction in the number of reported NLCs […]
Mater Sociomed. 2018 Mar; 30(1): 67–69. doi: 10.5455/msm.2018.30.67-69 PMCID: PMC5857054 PMID: 29670481 Dzenan Jahic Abstract Introduction: Exercise-associated muscle cramp (EAMC) is one of the most common conditions that occur during or immediately after the exercise, with questionable etiology. Aim: Aim of article was to present doubts about the cause of EAMC, whether it is primarily […]
March 07, 2017 JAMA internal medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Adults with nocturnal leg cramps (NLC) were randomized to receive daily magnesium oxide capsules or placebo for 4 weeks to assess the effect of magnesium supplements on preventing NLC. There was no difference between the two groups for reduction of frequency of reported NLC, severity and duration […]
February 06, 2015 CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal CMAJ January 26, 2015 cmaj.140497 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this prospective study determined that nocturnal leg cramps were seasonal in the general population, with the highest incidence occurring in summer and lowest incidence occurring in winter. Data were obtained from quinine prescriptions and Internet search […]
Marco Alessandro Minetto, Aleš Holobar, Alberto Botter, Dario Farina Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2013;41(1):3-10. Abstract and Introduction Abstract Cramps are sudden, involuntary, painful muscle contractions. Their pathophysiology remains poorly understood. One hypothesis is that cramps result from changes in motor neuron excitability (central origin). Another hypothesis is that they result from spontaneous discharges of the […]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Plain Language Summaries [Internet]. Magnesium for muscle cramps This version published: 2012; Review content assessed as up-to-date: October 11, 2011. Plain language summary Muscle cramps are common and can occur in a wide range of settings. Older adults and pregnant women commonly complain of leg cramps while they are resting, […]
Phys Ed: Can Pickle Juice Stop Muscle Cramps? By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS JUNE 9, 2010 12:01 AM Recently, 10 healthy male college students filed into an exercise laboratory at Brigham Young University in Utah to drink pickle juice. Many people involved in sports are convinced that the briny fluid combats muscle cramping. In a 2008 survey, […]