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Painful muscle cramping in runners- why do they occur and how to manage them?
1.Many runners have experienced cramps (involuntary painful muscle contractions). Besides pain, it can derail oneโ€™s aim for the personal best; in worst cases, runner is unable to even complete the run.
2. Common muscles affected- Cramps usually affect calves, hamstrings and glutei, but other muscles too can get affected.
#runner #running #cramps
3. Risk factors for cramps-Long distance running (>โ€‰30 km), presence of fatigue, running at a pace faster than that of training pace; age>40, longer history of running, higher BMI, shorter daily stretching time, irregular stretching habits, training <3 times/week, family history
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A thread on a new piece from my former group โ€œNeuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Reduces Leg #Cramps in Patients With Lumbar Degenerative Disorders: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trialโ€

@JNeuromod #openaccess

tinyurl.com/yxcknvx2
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The psychological and physical strain as well as the social relevance of leg cramps in patients with lumbar degenerative disorders such as lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and disc herniation (LDH) are underestimated.
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Spinal cord compression, which often occurs simultaneously with LDH and LSS and has been shown to cause spastic weakness, is one of the mechanisms that may largely contribute to the higher susceptibility to cramps in these disorders.
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