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What are clambres muscle?
The cramp or muscle spasm is an involuntary, brief and painful. The causes that trigger a cramp may be multifactorial: fatigue, metabolic disorders, dehydration, nerve or vascular abnormalities. Although in the case of sport physiologists do not quite agree on what the cause.

The cramp that occurs in the athlete is usually by electrolytic disturbances, so that the fluid lost by sweating and not replace it there is a reduction of the ions involved in neuromuscular contraction process (magnesium, potassium, calcium), taking a failure in the transmission of nerve impulses, preventing the muscle relaxes and suffering cramp.
The best means of prevention is a good hydration and nutrition before and during exercise, and whether the practice will be long-lasting hydration with isotonic drinks to replenish electrolytes. Once produced the best cramp is to stretch the muscle gently and gradually. The application of heat can also help, since it will produce vasodilation and provide more nutrients and electrolytes in muscle. Read the rest of this entry »