Lactobacillus garvieae endocarditis presenting with leg cramps [PDF]
IDCases, 2018 An 85-year-old man with a history of aortic valve replacement presented with lower limb cramps. He was initially diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, but was found to have Lactococcus garvieae infective endocarditis with septic embolic strokes ...
Seok Mei Lim +3 more
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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2017 Background: This study intended to determine the effects of Vitamin D and calcium-Vitamin D in treating leg cramps in pregnant women. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial on 126 ...
Ameneh Mansouri +3 more
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Nocturnal leg cramps: Prevalence and associations with demographics, sleep disturbance symptoms, medical conditions, and cardiometabolic risk factors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 BackgroundNocturnal leg cramps (NLC) are common and poorly understood.ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of NLC and associations with cardiometabolic, sleep, and behavioral risk factors in the US population.DesignCross-sectional epidemiology ...
Michael A Grandner, John W Winkelman
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Effectiveness of Antenatal Craft Class on Management of Minor Ailments during Pregnancy among Primigravidae at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital [PDF]
Indian Journal of Community MedicineIntroduction: Pregnancy is a wonderful milestone in every female’s life associated with hormonal and physical changes to prepare women for motherhood.
Sampa Mondal +3 more
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The Role of Electrolytes in Muscle Pain Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis With Implications for Temporomandibular Disorder [PDF]
International Dental JournalBackground: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a major cause of chronic orofacial pain, with myalgia of the masticatory muscles being central to symptom burden.
Shankargouda Patil +5 more
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Effect of nurse-led intradialytic stretching exercises on muscle cramp burden among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Intradialytic muscle cramps disrupt hemodialysis (HD), trigger rescue interventions, and reduce patient comfort. Evidence for preventive, nurse-led strategies is limited.
Ahmed Mostafa Shehata +3 more
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Reflexology: Golden Foot Massage on Leg Cramps for Hemodialysis Patients [PDF]
International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, 2023 : Leg cramps have been listed by dialysis patients as one of the major stressors that might cause a variety of psychological and physiological issues.
Aml Mohammed Elmetwaly
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Concise History Taking May Aid in Distinguishing Popliteal Artery Entrapment From Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome [PDF]
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineBackground: Young individuals with exercise-induced lower leg pain (ELP) may occasionally have rare entities such as functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (fPAES) or deep posterior chronic exertional compartment syndrome (dp-CECS).
Sari H. Goossens MD +4 more
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Effect of Passive and Active Stretching Exercises on Controlling Leg Cramps for Patients undergoing Hemodialysis [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021 Background: One of the most prevalent physical symptoms among patients undergoing hemodialysis is muscle cramping. Active and passive stretching exercises may be helpful in alleviating leg muscles cramps for those patients.
Walaa El shahat Ahmed El gammal +3 more
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Effects of stretching training on pain severity and frequency of leg cramps in Middle-aged women with metabolic syndrome [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2017 Introduction: Leg cramp is associated with high levels of blood glucose, triglycerides, blood pressure, obesity and decreased HDL in middle-aged women that is associated with painful contractions, which leads to disorder of walking and health in the ...
Roghayyeh Gholizadeh +2 more
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