Date of Award

Fall 12-1-2008

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Athletic Training

First Advisor

Kellie C. Huxel

Second Advisor

Jeffrey E. Edwards

Third Advisor

Susan M. Yeargin

Abstract

Context: Muscle cramps that are caused by exercise can be painful and debilitating to an active individual. One theory to explain the cause of exerciseassociated muscle cramps is dehydration. While dehydration is a popular theory it has 111 yet to be studied as a sole factor to the incidence of muscle cramps. Objective: To examine the effect of mild dehydration on the threshold frequency (TF) of electrically induced muscle cramps (EIMC) in the flexor hallucis brevis.

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