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Cramping muscles are common, whether they’re associated with exercise or not.
Knowing what causes them can help people avoid them or treat them, but for many people it's not a simple story.
Norman and Tegan talk through some of the theories behind this painful phenomenon, and why magnesium might not be the answer.
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- A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study assessing the efficacy of magnesium oxide monohydrate in the treatment of nocturnal leg cramps
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