The fourth edition of the Swimming Science Research Review was released November 15th. Below is the content of this edition.
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Does Magnesium Reduce Cramping? | NUTRITION
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Can Spine Manipulation Reduce Low Back Pain? |
REHABILITATION
Effects of Smoking on Knee Tissue | REHABILITATION
Effects of Vitamin C and E on Training
Adaptation | NUTRITION
Effects of Rehab Training on Pain Threshold | REHABILITATION
Effect of Fatigue on Kinetics | BIOMECHANICS
Ye Shiwen’s Speedy Swim: Not an Anomaly! | SWIM STATISTICS
Better Ways to Assess Lower Back Movement | REHABILITATION
Cost of treating Lower Back Pain | REHABILITATION
Spinal Manipulation Technique Comparison | REHABILITATION
ATP Supplement Effects on Muscle
Torque/Fatigue | NUTRITION
Effects of Different Training Volumes on Strength
and Power | STRENGTH TRAINING
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment and Imaging | REHABILITATION
Muscle Fatigue Model for Predicting Muscle
Endurance Times | PHYSIOLOGY
Genetic Variation in Human Muscle Strength |
GENETICS
Rolling Rhythms in Freestyle- 6 Beat Kick | SWIM TECHNIQUE
Comparing Effects of Stretching on Sprinting | DRYLAND
Knee Stress at Varying Squat Loads/Depths | DRYLAND
Single Leg Squat Performance Affected by Muscle Activation/ROM | DRYLAND
Single Leg Squat Performance Affected by Muscle Activation/ROM | DRYLAND
Garrison SR, Allan GM, Sekhon RK, Musini VM, Khan KM. Magnesium for skeletal muscle cramps. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Sep 12;9:CD009402.
Background
Muscle cramps are common in a wide range of settings, most commonly associated with athletics. Magnesium is one supplement being marketed as a potential treatment, as it is cellular metabolism is commonly associated (anecdotally) as a cause of cramps. This study reviewed the literature on the effectiveness of magnesium to prevent muscle cramps.
What was done
Background
Muscle cramps are common in a wide range of settings, most commonly associated with athletics. Magnesium is one supplement being marketed as a potential treatment, as it is cellular metabolism is commonly associated (anecdotally) as a cause of cramps. This study reviewed the literature on the effectiveness of magnesium to prevent muscle cramps.
What was done
Four studies in older adults and
three studies in pregnant women (no studies in athletes) were reviewed.
Results
Cramps in older adults appear unlikely to benefit from magnesium supplement. One study in pregnant women found benefit from supplementation, but the other two studies found no benefit, resulting in inconclusive evidence on the subject.
Discussion
“It is unlikely that magnesium supplementation provides clinically meaningful cramp prophylaxis to older adults experiencing skeletal muscle cramps (Garrison 2012)”. However, inconclusive evidence in pregnant women and lack of research during exercise suggest much more research is necessary on the subject.
Practical Implication
It seems magnesium does not improve cramping in
older adults, unfortunately this is difficult to associate with exercise.
However, from this reviewer's knowledge, it seems cramping is multi-factorial
with the largest contribution from the neural or muscle physiology, opposed to
the metabolic system.
Results
Cramps in older adults appear unlikely to benefit from magnesium supplement. One study in pregnant women found benefit from supplementation, but the other two studies found no benefit, resulting in inconclusive evidence on the subject.
Discussion
“It is unlikely that magnesium supplementation provides clinically meaningful cramp prophylaxis to older adults experiencing skeletal muscle cramps (Garrison 2012)”. However, inconclusive evidence in pregnant women and lack of research during exercise suggest much more research is necessary on the subject.
Practical Implication
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