Muscle Cramping in Athletes-Risk Factors, Clinical Assessment, and Management

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 183-194

  Schwellnus, Martin P ^a   Drew, Nichola ^a   Collins, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM;

ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CYCLING; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MUSCLE CRAMP; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; TENDON RECEPTOR; TENNIS;

HUMANS; MUSCLE CRAMP; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 38149095675     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2007.09.006     Document Type: Review

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