Mehta SS, Fallon MB Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;11:1385-1391 Abstract Muscle Cramps and Cirrhosis Muscle cramps are common in liver disease, especially in patients with cirrhosis. Although the reported prevalence of muscle cramps in patients with liver disease (in particular, cirrhosis) ranges from 22% to 88%, the association is not well recognized by clinicians, nor is […]
Oliver C Witard November 20, 2013, doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.055517 Am J Clin Nutr January 2014 ajcn.055517 Abstract Background: The intake of whey, compared with casein and soy protein intakes, stimulates a greater acute response of muscle protein synthesis (MPS) to protein ingestion in rested and exercised muscle. Objective: We characterized the dose-response relation of postabsorptive rates […]
Yaniv Shmushkevich, BPT Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 434-439, October 2013 Summary Background There is an ongoing debate about the myofascial component, characterized by the presence of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in lateral epicondylalgia (LE). Objectives To review current evidence of the association between myofascial pain and LE, […]
Br J Sports Med doi:10.1136/bjsports-2013-092535 Review Sensory and motor deficits exist on the non-injured side of patients with unilateral tendon pain and disability—implications for central nervous system involvement: a systematic review with meta-analysis L J Heales Abstract Introduction Tendinopathy manifests as activity-related tendon pain with associated motor and sensory impairments. Tendon tissue changes in animals […]
Muscle as a secretory organ Pedersen BK. Compr Physiol. 2013 Jul 1;3(3):1337-62. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c120033. Affiliation The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism at Department of Infectious Diseases, and Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Abstract Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the body. Skeletal muscles are primarily […]
Srbely JZ J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013 Jul-Aug;36(6):333-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.01.005. Epub 2013 Jul 3. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate if spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) can evoke immediate regional antinociceptive effects in myofascial tissues by increasing pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) over myofascial trigger points in healthy young adults. METHODS: A total […]
April 29, 2013 by Dr. Dino Pappas The weather is warming up and out comes the endurance athletes (runners, bikers and triathletes) again. The old aches and pains re-emerge. An endurance athlete that can’t participate in their sport anymore is kind of like a dog owner that’s lost their dog (depressed). For more on that […]
Pillon NJ,et al. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Mar 1;304(5):E453-65. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00553.2012. Epub 2012 Dec 31. Abstract Skeletal muscles contain resident immune cell populations and their abundance and type is altered in inflammatory myopathies, endotoxemia or different types of muscle injury/insult. Within tissues, monocytes differentiate into macrophages and polarize to acquire pro- or anti-inflammatory […]
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 […]
Roger A Vaughan, Randi Garcia-Smith, Miguel A Barberena, Marco Bisoffi, Kristina Trujillo, Carole A ConnDisclosures Nutr Metab. 2012;9(101) ABSTRACT Background Obesity is a common pathology with increasing incidence, and is associated with increased mortality and healthcare costs. Several treatment options for obesity are currently available ranging from behavioral modifications to pharmaceutical agents. Many popular dietary […]
This paper is facinating. Dr. Shah is trying to develop objective ways to diagnose active and latent trigger points with ultrasound diagnostic imaging techniques—grayscale (2-D ultrasound), vibration sonoelastography, and Doppler—to differentiate tissue characteristics of MTrPs.
Ogura T Altern Ther Health Med. 2011 Nov-Dec;17(6):12-7. Abstract BACKGROUND: Chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) is an alternative treatment for back pain. The autonomic nervous system is often involved in spinal dysfunction. Although studies on the effects of CSM have been performed, no chiropractic study has examined regional cerebral metabolism using positron emission tomography (PET). OBJECTIVE: […]
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, […]
Quadriceps Strength in Either Sex Does Not Predict OA found on X-Rays Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2009;61(8) Quadriceps Strength in Either Sex Does Not Predict OA found on X-Rays A new study by researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found that thigh muscle strength does not predict the occurrence of knee osteoarthritis […]
RAZIB KHAUND, M.D., Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island SHARON H. FLYNN, M.D., Oregon Medical Group/Hospital Service, Eugene, Oregon Am Fam Physician. 2005 Apr 15;71(8):1545-1550. Iliotibial band syndrome is a common knee injury. The most common symptom is lateral knee pain caused by inflammation of the distal portion of the iliotibial band. The […]