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Muscle cramps and contractures: causes and treatment.

, 2023
Muscle cramps are painful, sudden, involuntary muscle contractions that are generally self-limiting. They are often part of the spectrum of normal human physiology and can be associated with a wide range of acquired and inherited causes.
Brusse, E., Voermans, N.C., Boon, E., Dijkstra, J.N., Ramdas, Sithara, Dijkstra, Jildou N., Kruijt, Nick, Engelen, B.G.M. van, Ramdas, S., Walters, J., Kruijt, N., Brusse, Esther; id_orcid, Van Engelen, Baziel G.M., Jungbluth, H., Jungbluth, Heinz, Walters, Jon, Voermans, Nicol C., Boon, Eline   +17 more
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Intradialytic Muscle Cramp and its Association with Peripheral Arterial Disease in End Stage Renal Disease Patients on Hemodialysis

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2014
Introduction: Muscle cramp is a common intradialytic complication observed in hemodialysis patients. Similarly Peripheral arterial disease is a common condition in the hemodialysis population.
Madhav Ghimire, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Romila Chimoriya, Gopal Chandra Das   +3 more
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National Study of Muscle Cramps in ALS in the USA. [PDF]

Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener, 2017
The objective of this study was to describe muscle cramps in an US sample of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Utilizing an anonymous web based questionnaire we queried ALS patients regarding the severity, frequency, time-course, treatment of
Stephens HE, Joyce NC, Oskarsson B.
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Coffee and muscle cramps

Neuromuscular Disorders, 2011
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Voermans, N.C., Engelen, B.G.M. van
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Magnesium for skeletal muscle cramps. [PDF]

Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2020
Skeletal muscle cramps are common and often occur in association with pregnancy, advanced age, exercise or motor neuron disorders (such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Typically, such cramps have no obvious underlying pathology, and so are termed idiopathic.
Garrison SR, Korownyk CS, Kolber MR, Allan GM, Musini VM, Sekhon RK, Dugré N.   +6 more
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Determinants and Clinical Significance of Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

HemaSphere, 2022
Musculoskeletal symptoms in chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) are rare manifestations contributing to disease burden. This study assesses the frequency of muscle cramps, joint and muscle aches, and muscle weakness in a cohort of patients severely
Ana Zelic Kerep, Filip Pirsl, Seth Steinberg, Sandra Mitchell, Lauren Curtis, Noa Holtzman, Sencer Goklemez, Ervina Bilic, Edward Cowen, Dominique Pichard, Galen Joe, Leora Comis, Annie Im, Ann Berger, Laura Parsons-Wandell, Drazen Pulanic, Kristin Baird, Ronald Gress, Steven Pavletic   +18 more
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Effect of Intradialytic Exercises Program for Nurses on Peripheral Muscle Cramps and perfusion among Children Undergoing Hemodialysis [PDF]

Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 2023
Background: Muscle cramps and impaired peripheral perfusion are the most commoncomplications experienced by children undergoing hemodialysis. Intradialytic exercises are thebest measures to reduce muscle cramps which occurring during hemodialysis to ...
Rasha El-Said, Abrar Mohamed, Reda Abduallah   +2 more
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Impact of a designed isotonic exercise program on pain intensity of muscle cramps in legs of patients undergoing hemodialysis; a randomized clinical trial [PDF]

Journal of Nephropharmacology, 2017
Introduction: Pain due to muscle cramp is a common complication during hemodialysis. Studies have shown that exercise can reduce pain and fatigue through reduction of muscle stiffness and sensitivity, and improvement blood flow.
Mahdi Poornazari, Khadijeh Dehghani, Sara Shahbazi, Firooz Khaledi Sardashti   +3 more
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Muscle Stiffness and Cramps

, 2018
Muscle stiffness as a nonspecific term means limited muscle mobility. Muscle and joint pain may be described as stiffness. Painful, sustained muscle cramps are usually associated with muscle stiffness. A careful history is paramount.
Aziz Shaibani
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Exercise-associated Muscle Cramps in Runners: A Review [PDF]

Biyumikānīk-i varzishī, 2021
Objective: Exercise-associated Muscle Cramp (EAMC) is an intense, painful, and involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles during a physical activity. Runners are more prone to this syndrome than other athletes.
Ali Fattahi, Mahboobeh Dehnavi, Leila Hamzeh   +2 more
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