Nocturnal leg cramps: Stretching is effective however diagnosing may be confused with other motor sleep disorders
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An effective stretching regimen to prevent nocturnal leg cramps.
Last year we published a randomised trial demonstrating that stretching before sleep reduces the frequency and severity of nocturnal leg cramps in older adults (Hallegraeff et al 2012). The results of that study align perfectly with the uncontrolled study of Daniell (1979). In a recent letter to this journal, Daniell and Pentrack (2013) proposed an alternative stretching procedure for preventin...
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QUESTION In adults who experience nocturnal leg cramps, does stretching of the calf and hamstring muscles each day just before sleep reduce the frequency and severity of the cramps? DESIGN A randomised trial with concealed allocation and intention-to-treat analysis. PARTICIPANTS Eighty adults aged over 55 years with nocturnal leg cramps who were not being treated with quinine. INTERVENTIO...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2167-0277
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0277.s1.002