Frequency and predisposing factors of leg cramps in pregnancy: a prospective clinical trial
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Leg cramp is the painful contraction of the muscles that often occurs at night. Pregnancy is the most common cause of muscle cramps that usually occur in the second trimester of pregnancy. Although the reasons of the spasms had not been determined, the imbalance between the absorption and elimination of serum electrolytes such as Ca, Mg and potassium and also insufficiency of some vitamins and probably the changes in activities of motor neurons of spinal cord, can be the source of these problems. The aim of this study was the evaluation of frequency and predisposing factors of leg cramps. In a cross sectional descriptive analytic study, a group of 400 women in the third trimester of pregnancy were asked
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Persian
Published:
Tehran University Medical Journal, Volume:67 Issue: 9, 2009
Page:
661
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