Review of Muscle Cramping

Reading this article reminds me of being in class at Martin Schwellnus' University and being directed to study material in a textbook or peer reviewed publication.

I feel a knol gives more satisfaction when commonplace experience/knowledge/investigation in the backyard is shared. Textbook like material is already abundant and widely available.

To illustrate my sentiment, please review my knol Pain.

Much of what Schwellnus relates equates to the somewhat vague but elaborate catalogue of conditions and would be far more useful if based (maybe) on personal experience or insight gained from his expertise.

To illustrate, cramping is most commonly experienced in sports!  Classical sports diets (as in diets advocated by high school footbal coaches in the 1950s and 60s) were high protein diets. Protein digestion requires far more water by the body than carbohydrate or fat and to rely on protein as the larger source of energy requires water, often beyond the body's need for intense muscle function. And excessive salt consumption was then advocated to help retain more water.....throwing the entire physiology out of balance.

Information like this can be gleaned from textbook like publication like this but is not as readily available to the general readership lacking academic training or exposure.