Article: Try tonic water for muscle cramps.(MEDICAL MAILBOX)(Brief article)

Article: Quinine in tonic water relieves muscle ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 23, 1999 ;     486 words ... ... people who have been drinking tonic water for years in mixed drinks ... appears to be harmless." Can tonic water relax muscles? "Tonic water isn't strong enough to ... especially people with severe muscle cramps, but it's certainly worth ...

Article: Pathophysiology of Muscle Cramps.
Neurology Alert;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Pathophysiology of Muscle Cramps Abstract & Commentary By ... define the pathophysiology of muscle cramps and to find more effective medications ... Source: Miller TM, Layzer RB. Muscle Cramps. Muscle Nerve. 2005;32;431 ...

Article: Tonic water: sweet, bitter medicine.
Art Culinaire;  June 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Hendrick's 3 ounces tonic water, from above For the ... Sweet, Bitter Medicine Tonic water has become much less ... drinking. Today, by law, tonic water must contain less than ... digestion and easing muscle cramps. On the other hand ...

Article: Quinine-induced thrombocytopenia in a 64-year-old man who ...
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  August 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... is consumed in tonic water, bitter lemon ... nocturnal leg muscle cramps.2' This therapeutic ... on bottles of tonic water, bitter lemon ... of quinine for muscle cramps,14 in 1995 ... in the form of tonic water, bitter lemon ...

Article: Muscle cramps. (adapted from Postgraduate Medicine, ...
Nutrition Health Review;  June 22, 1994 ;     655 words ... ... occur is not well understood. Are Muscle Cramps Dangerous? Ordinary cramps do no permanent ... How Do I Know If I Have "Ordinary" Muscle Cramps? * They're usually in the leg or ... families. Pregnant women may have muscle cramps because the needs of the developing ...

Article: Relative hypocalcaemia and muscle cramps in ...
Sarcoma;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Purpose. Imatinib treatment causes muscle cramps in up to 40% of patients, but their ... normal. The low serum calcium and muscle cramps improved on stopping imatinib and recurred ... patients. Results. Two patients reported muscle cramps (12%). There was a rapid and sustained ...

Article: Muscle cramps
Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness;  June 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... to the most sedentary couch potato. Muscle cramps have no time clock: They can occur ... a number of factors associated with muscle cramps, but aren't sure about a definitive ... the treatment for immediate relief of muscle cramps is the same: Gently stretch the muscleas ...