Stretching before sleep reduces the frequency and severity of nocturnal leg cramps in older adults: A randomised trial

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-22

  Hallegraeff, Joannes M ^a   Van Der Schans, Cees P ^a,b   De Ruiter, Renee ^b   De Greef, Mathieu H G ^a,b  

^a HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Muscle stretching exercises; Nocturnal leg cramps; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASOMNIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP-WAKE TRANSITION DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856917386     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(12)70068-1     Document Type: Article

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