Leg cramps are painful and debilitating. They can stop you in your tracks during a busy day or wake you from a restful sleep. Perhaps you’ve already tried remedies like using heating pads, taking ...

Patients often tell Dr. Kiran V. Patel they've been sipping on quinine water to help ease leg cramps. Well-meaning relatives and even some doctors recommend it, said Patel, who's the director of ...

Many of us have had this dreaded experience: you’re asleep or lying in bed, minding your own business, when all of a sudden you feel an excruciating, twisting, tightening, pain in one of your calves.

Leg cramps at night are a problem that wakes you up in the middle of your sleep. The pain is so intense that it becomes difficult to even move your legs. According to American Family Physician, this ...

Cramps occur when a muscle contracts on its own. The resulting sensation is usually not serious, although it can be quite painful (1, 2). While the cause of cramps — and leg cramps in particular — is ...

Ever been sound asleep, only to be startled awake by a stabbing pain in your calf or hamstring? These sudden, intense muscle spasms are better known as charley horses. And they happen to up to 60% of ...

If painful leg cramps have woken you up in the middle of the night, the condition can be both scary and confusing. You may think it’s due to the position you’re sleeping in — but there’s more to know ...

Ask any of your running buddies how to handle pestering running cramps and they’ll probably give you genuine advice like drink pickle juice, add salt tablets to your water, or eat a banana. And while ...

Leg pain, cramps and lingering foot wounds are among the symptoms that may indicate peripheral artery disease, the narrowing or blockage of the vessels that supply blood to the legs. Getty Images ...