Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson, DC Key Takeaways Stretching and massaging the sore muscle can help ease a leg ...

Leg cramps are no joke! I think most people have had some sort of leg cramp, and it stops you in your tracks. Sometimes, it is in the middle of the night while you are sleeping or during exercise. The ...

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 ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Picture this: You’re lying in bed, *just* about to fall asleep, when your leg starts to cramp. The ...

Stretching or applying heat or ice can help relieve a muscular cramp. For more persistent cramps, such as menstrual cramps, over-the-counter (OTC) pain relief may help. Cramps are involuntary ...

Night leg cramps are sudden, painful muscle contractions in the calves, feet, or thighs, often occurring during sleep. These spasms, lasting seconds to minutes, can be caused by muscle fatigue, ...

Whether you just did a hard workout (and may or may not have had enough water) or you were in the middle of peaceful slumber, a gnarly muscle cramp has struck your arm, leg or pretty much any other ...

Picture this: You’re lying in bed, *just* about to fall asleep, when your leg starts to cramp. The contractions, the twisting, the spasms, ugh! Naturally, you start to wonder, what causes leg cramps ...

That sudden, excruciating tightening in your calf or foot might be more than just an annoying interruption to your day or sleep. While occasional muscle cramps affect nearly everyone at some point, ...

Dear Doctor: Everyone I know has leg cramps at night. Other than the multitude of "home remedies" and stretching (which is the advice my doctor gave that make mine worse), what can I do? They ...