Observational studyBMC family practice2016
Prevalence of cramps in patients over the age of 60 in primary care : a cross sectional study.
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- The RELAX randomized controlled trial: Stretching versus meditation for nocturnal muscle cramps.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2024Trial
- Muscle Cramps Do Not Improve With Correction of Vitamin D Insufficiency.WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin · 2017Trial
- Effect of Magnesium Oxide Supplementation on Nocturnal Leg Cramps: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2017Trial
- Muscle cramp susceptibility is associated with muscle-specific modulation of human motoneuron discharge patterns.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Muscle Cramps in Outpatients with Liver Diseases in Tokyo, Japan.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Effect of vitamin K2 in the treatment of nocturnal leg cramps in the older population: Study protocol of a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Nocturnal Leg Cramps and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Community.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Nocturnal Leg Cramps in Patients Over 60 Years Old: A Case-Control Study.Annals of family medicine · 2018Article
- Patient-Reported Prevalence, Characteristics, and Impact of Leg Cramps in an Urban Primary Care Clinic.Annals of family medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCramps are involuntary painful muscle contractions that mainly affect older people. Cramps may cause severe pain and sleep disturbance. Little information exists on the prevalence and the main features of cramps in primary care settings. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and the main features of cramps among primary care patients aged 60 years and older.
methodsWe prospectively enrolled 516 patients aged 60 years and older in a cross-sectional study at 25 general practices in Alsace - France between October 2011 and March 2012. Questionnaires were used to obtain information about demographics, cramp presence and main features, medical history, and treatment.
resultsThe adjusted prevalence was 46 % (95 % CI: 38-53 %). Thirty-one per cent of the study sample reported being woken up by cramps, 15 % had cramps more than 3 times a month. Logistic regression revealed a slightly higher prevalence in the age group 65-69 years compared to 60-64 years. No significant association was observed between other age groups and prevalence, or between gender and prevalence. The main localization of cramps was in the calves (80 %). The duration since onset was 5 years or more for 58 %.
conclusionsCramps are common in primary care, and although only a minority of patients report suffering from cramps more than once a week, many patients report cramp-related sleep disturbance. Further studies are needed to assess risk factors and therapeutic options for patients suffering from cramps in primary care.
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