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The Pathophysiology and Care of Exercise Related Muscle Cramps [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Life Science, 2015
Cramps are major concerns to competing athletes occurring during or after exercise, are common yet, poorly understood phenomena. Pain alone is not object of treatment as serious musculophysiologic and metabolic disturbance of fluid and electrolyte ...
Abhay Kumar Pandey   +2 more
doaj  

PolyGraph – Flexible, Biocompatible & Electrically Optimized Graphene‐Polymer Composites for Next‐Generation Neural Interfaces

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
PolyGraph, a flexible graphene‐polycaprolactone nanocomposite, unites conductivity, biocompatibility, and processability for next‐generation neural interfaces. Fabricated into microneedle arrays with ultra‐flexible backings, PolyGraph enables bidirectional neuronal recording and stimulation in brain tissue, advancing brain‐computer interface (BCI) and ...
Jack Maughan   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of intradialytic muscle stretching exercise onmuscle cramps among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in Oman - A randomized controlled trial

open access: yesJournal of Health Sciences
Introduction: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) typically exhibit symptoms of the “uremic” syndrome and lower quality of life. Intradialytic muscle stretching exercise has been proposed as a method to improve activity levels by reducing ...
Iman Al Rahbi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of Vitamin D and calcium plus Vitamin D on leg cramps in pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Purpose‐Adaptable Reinforced 3D Hyaluronic‐Acid Based Platform to Study Pathomechanisms of the Central Nervous System

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Platform system to create biofabricated 3D spinal cord tissue models: Combining high resolution PCL fiber placement, a customized, hyaluronic acid‐based hydrogel, two cell types (spinal cord neurons and astrocytes) together with three distinct laminin isoforms allow the formation of functional cell–cell network interactions.
Nicoletta Murenu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlation of calcium and magnesium intakes to frequency of muscle cramps in female college athletes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Muscle cramps are involuntary, painful, sudden contractions of skeletal muscles that can cause detrimental effects on athletic performance. Recent data suggest that low intakes of dietary calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) can enhance or cause muscle cramps.
Fitch-Hilgenberg, Marjorie   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Work-related upper limb “overuse” syndromes:A review of historical descriptions and interpretations suggesting a psychogenic origin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
A previous review of historical descriptions and theories about the character and pathogenesis of writer’s cramp and other comparable chronic upper limb “overuse” work-related pain syndromes has indicated that somatic dysfunctions explain symptoms and ...
Jepsen, Jørgen Riis
core   +1 more source

Vat Polymerization 3D Printing for Controlled Drug Release Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vat polymerization (VP) 3D printing, a light‐based additive manufacturing technique, has emerged as a promising technique for fabricating complex drug delivery systems with high precision and spatial resolution. This layer‐by‐layer manufacturing process enables the creation of intricate geometries and customizable architectures, which are ...
Hafiz Busari   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A promising approach to effectively reduce cramp susceptibility in human muscles: a randomized, controlled clinical trial.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundTo investigate if the cramp threshold frequency (CTF) can be altered by electrical muscle stimulation in a shortened position.MethodsA total of 15 healthy male sport students were randomly allocated to an intervention (IG, n = 10) and a non ...
Michael Behringer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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