Neurologist practice patterns in treatment of muscle cramps in Canada
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Recently an article provided patient perspectives on therapies and perceived effectiveness in preventing muscle cramps. However, there are few studies evaluating physicians’ point of view in the management of this common symptom. In our study, we studied physicia...
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| author | Fat Mary Jane Lim Kokokyi Seint Katzberg Hans Dieter |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Recently an article provided patient perspectives on therapies and perceived effectiveness in preventing muscle cramps. However, there are few studies evaluating physicians’ point of view in the management of this common symptom. In our study, we studied physician practice patterns in the treatment of muscle cramps by surveying a group of neurologists in Canada. We demonstrated that most physicians use a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods in treating muscle cramps. The most commonly used medications are baclofen, quinine and gabapentin, of which baclofen and quinine were reported to be the most tolerated.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0c8776cfa0f46f9a8b7a5632a36a4192024-03-03T08:37:06ZengWileyJournal of Foot and Ankle Research1757-11462013-01-0161210.1186/1757-1146-6-2Neurologist practice patterns in treatment of muscle cramps in CanadaFat Mary Jane LimKokokyi SeintKatzberg Hans Dieter<p>Abstract</p> <p>Recently an article provided patient perspectives on therapies and perceived effectiveness in preventing muscle cramps. However, there are few studies evaluating physicians’ point of view in the management of this common symptom. In our study, we studied physician practice patterns in the treatment of muscle cramps by surveying a group of neurologists in Canada. We demonstrated that most physicians use a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods in treating muscle cramps. The most commonly used medications are baclofen, quinine and gabapentin, of which baclofen and quinine were reported to be the most tolerated.</p>http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/6/1/2Muscle crampsBaclofenQuininePractice parameters |
| spellingShingle | Fat Mary Jane Lim Kokokyi Seint Katzberg Hans Dieter Neurologist practice patterns in treatment of muscle cramps in Canada Journal of Foot and Ankle Research Muscle cramps Baclofen Quinine Practice parameters |
| title | Neurologist practice patterns in treatment of muscle cramps in Canada |
| title_full | Neurologist practice patterns in treatment of muscle cramps in Canada |
| title_fullStr | Neurologist practice patterns in treatment of muscle cramps in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neurologist practice patterns in treatment of muscle cramps in Canada |
| title_short | Neurologist practice patterns in treatment of muscle cramps in Canada |
| title_sort | neurologist practice patterns in treatment of muscle cramps in canada |
| topic | Muscle cramps Baclofen Quinine Practice parameters |
| url | http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/6/1/2 |
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