The Mystery of muscle Cramping with Jeff Sankoff - a podcast by Brodie Sharpe

My guest today is Jeff Sankoff. An emergency physician, ironman triathlete & podcast host of the Tri Doc podcast. His personal experiences with cramping and personal endeavours to find an explanation makes him the perfect guest for this topic. Today we cover:

• The proposed theories for muscle cramping
• The research history behind cramping
• The electrolyte imbalance vs neuromotor theory
• Potential risk factors like fitness levels, weather, terrain
• Potential treatment remedies 
• The dangers of hyponatremia 

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