Archivio Istituzionale della RicercaCramps are sudden, involuntary, painful muscle contractions. Their pathophysiology remains poorly understood. One hypothesis is that cramps result from changes in motor neuron excitability (central origin). Another hypothesis is that they result from spontaneous discharges of the motor nerves (peripheral origin). The central origin hypothesis has been supported by recent experimental findings, whose implications for understanding cramp contractions are discussed.
Origin and development of muscle cramps / Minetto, MARCO ALESSANDRO; A., Holobar; Botter, Alberto; D., Farina. - In: EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS. - ISSN 0091-6331. - STAMPA. - 41:1(2013), pp. 3-10. [10.1097/JES.0b013e3182724817]
Origin and development of muscle cramps
MINETTO, MARCO ALESSANDRO;BOTTER, ALBERTO;
2013
Abstract
Cramps are sudden, involuntary, painful muscle contractions. Their pathophysiology remains poorly understood. One hypothesis is that cramps result from changes in motor neuron excitability (central origin). Another hypothesis is that they result from spontaneous discharges of the motor nerves (peripheral origin). The central origin hypothesis has been supported by recent experimental findings, whose implications for understanding cramp contractions are discussed.
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